Enrollment
177
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY·NCES 390142705618
Southside Academy
1400 Oak Hill Ave, Youngstown, OH 44507 · (330) 774-5562 · Mahoning County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +20.9pp since 2021
Math
32.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% | 25.8% |
| 2021-22 | 18.4% | 25.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Southside Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,305 of 1,569 ▼ 588 | #18 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,258 of 1,569 ▼ 702 | #18 of 25 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.1pp | #114 of 1,514 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #1,629 of 1,808 | #26 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
177
+14 (+9%) vs 2020
-70% since 2010-11, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 177 | 10 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 10 | 15.3:1 | 100% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 18 | 33.0:1 | 96% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (147 to 177); teachers down 9% (11 to 10).
About Southside Academy
Southside Academy is a small elementary school located in Youngstown, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 177 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 56% lower.
In federal data, the district for Southside Academy is the school itself.
At 74%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Southside Academy combined. It is also 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% White, and 3% Native American. Mahoning County's residents are about 14% Black, 60 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Southside Academy comes in at 43%.
The school has about 17.7 students per teacher and 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 17.9:1, a similar figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Mahoning County, median household income is about $56,942, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Southside Academy is among the 77 public schools in Mahoning County.
The nearest other public school, Youngstown Community School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Southside Academy.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The number of students grew from 163 to 177 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 17.7 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Southside Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mahoning County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Youngstown
- Fitch High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Boardman High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Austintown Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Austintown Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Austintown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Boardman Center Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Nearby schools
- Youngstown Community School0.3 mi · 356
- Rayen Early College Middle School0.3 mi · 370
- Mahoning Valley Community School0.8 mi · 107
- Youngstown Rayen Early College High School1.2 mi · 296
- Choffin Career Cntr1.3 mi · 29
- Youngstown Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Southside AcademyHow many students attend Southside Academy?
Southside Academy enrolls approximately 177 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Southside Academy serve?
Southside Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southside Academy is approximately 17.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southside Academy?
At Southside Academy, the student body is approximately 5% White, 10% Hispanic, 74% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Southside Academy in?
Southside Academy is part of Southside Academy.
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