SouthSide Elementary Charter

Located at 135 Prairie Ave, in Providence, Rhode Island, SouthSide Elementary Charter is an intimate elementary-level community that hosts 135 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within SouthSide Charter School. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

SouthSide Charter School is the operating authority for SouthSide Elementary Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, SouthSide Elementary Charter shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, SouthSide Elementary Charter logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Providence County shows median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SouthSide Elementary Charter is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

The closest other public school is Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

SouthSide Elementary Charter operates from an inner-city location. SouthSide Elementary Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. SouthSide Elementary Charter's enrollment has edged up 42% since 2018, when it stood at 95 (now 135). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 39% to 32%.

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