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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SIDE AREA SD·NCES 422223006568
South Side Elementary School
4949 State Route 151, Hookstown, PA 15050 · (724) 573-9581 · Beaver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
162 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within South Side Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 48.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South Side Elementary School
South Side Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Side Elementary School this school | 390 | 41.5% | 53.8% |
| Curtisville Pri Center Tarentum | 390 | 40.8% | N/A |
| Robison Elementary School Erie | 359 | 40.4% | 75.5% |
| Saegertown Elementary School Saegertown | 405 | 44.4% | 61.4% |
| Wilmington Area Elementary School New Wilmington | 357 | 43.7% | 62.2% |
| Moraine Elementary School Prospect | 349 | 43.3% | 68.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Side Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #765 of 1,396 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #891 of 1,511 ▼ 93 | #11 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #755 of 1,511 ▼ 22 | #8 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #925 of 1,638 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #336 of 1,528 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #1,469 of 1,531 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #1,137 of 1,600 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #824 of 1,045 | #15 of 17 |
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
390
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 390 | 33.5 | 11.7:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 34.5 | 12.5:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 34.5 | 12.5:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 36% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 34.5 | 12.0:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 31% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Side Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (413 to 390); teachers down 3% (34.5 to 33.5).
About South Side Elementary School
South Side Elementary School is an elementary school in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 390 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
South Side Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, South Side Area SD, which enrolls 858 students.
The share of White students at South Side Elementary School is 96%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 87% share among Beaver County residents. The diversity index for South Side Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, South Side Elementary School has a ratio of 11.7:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Beaver County, the school's rate is lower.
In Pennsylvania, South Side Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.8% actual against a predicted 59.8%.
The school is in Beaver County, where median household income comes to about $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Beaver County's 52 public schools enroll about 31,222 students and include South Side Elementary School.
South Side High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from South Side Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Side Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around South Side Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% drop, from 416 to 390.
South Side Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Side Area SD
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 272 students
- South Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Other schools in Hookstown
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 272 students
- South Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Other South Side Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named South Side Elementary. South Side Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.
- South Side Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 603 students
- South Side ElementaryJohnson City, TN · 419 students
- South Side ElementaryShelbyville, TN · 352 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolWEST POINT, MS · 337 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolChampaign, IL · 307 students
Nearby schools
- South Side High School0.1 mi · 272
- South Side Middle School0.1 mi · 196
- Midland Innovation & Technology CS4.2 mi · 126
- Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS4.7 mi · 674
- Pennsylvania Cyber CS4.9 mi · 10,178
- Midland El/MS5.0 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About South Side Elementary SchoolHow large is South Side Elementary School?
South Side Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Side Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Side Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Side Elementary School have?
South Side Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at South Side Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Side Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is South Side Elementary School public or private?
South Side Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Side Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.