Southside El Sch

Southside El Sch operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, overseen by Huntingdon Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 347 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Huntingdon Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,694 students. Southside El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Southside El Sch logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southside El Sch lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Southside El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Huntingdon County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southside El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 47.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Huntingdon County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,557 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Huntingdon County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,454 students), of which Southside El Sch is one.

New Day CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southside El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Southside El Sch operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Southside El Sch's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 347). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Southside El Sch community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.