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Enrollment
1,016
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND ISD·NCES 481437000929
Southside Elementary School
303 FORT WORTH, CLEVELAND, TX 77327 · (281) 592-0594 · Liberty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,016 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
956 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
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 | 107 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% | 49.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Southside Elementary School
Southside Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary School this school | 1,016 | 94.1% | 21.9% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School CLEVELAND | 1,023 | 94.7% | 23.3% |
| Pine Burr Elementary School CLEVELAND | 1,017 | 95.5% | 15.8% |
| Brown Elementary School IRVING | 879 | 94.0% | 37.2% |
| Santa Fe Elementary School CLEVELAND | 1,072 | 97.5% | 19.4% |
| Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School DALLAS | 891 | 93.7% | 41.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Southside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,209 of 4,401 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,148 of 4,466 ▲ 29 | #15 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,649 of 4,466 ▲ 677 | #6 of 17 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,700 of 3,998 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #91 of 4,938 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,314 of 4,622 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #3,661 of 4,628 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #617 of 4,789 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #983 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
1,016
-397 (-28%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 999
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,016 | 68.4 | 14.9:1 | 94% (956) |
| 2023-24 | 1,052 | 68.3 | 15.4:1 | 97% (1,017) |
| 2022-23 | 905 | 72.5 | 12.5:1 | 95% (859) |
| 2020-21 | 1,413 | 87 | 16.2:1 | 96% (1,354) |
| 2017-18 | 1,309 | 75.2 | 17.4:1 | 82% (1,074) |
| 2015-16 | 1,152 | 61 | 18.9:1 | 83% (951) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 82% (678) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 65% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 999 | 53 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,309 to 1,016); teachers down 9% (75.2 to 68.4).
About Southside Elementary School
Southside Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in CLEVELAND, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 1,016 students. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
The district, CLEVELAND ISD, has 12,513 students enrolled across 11 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Southside Elementary School is 87% Hispanic. Other groups make up 9% White and 3% Black. Liberty County as a whole is about 40% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Southside Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 68.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Roughly 94% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Liberty County is 80%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.5%. Southside Elementary School scores 21.9%.
For Liberty County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $68,703 a year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Southside Elementary School, Liberty County has 41 public schools.
Southside Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy, its nearest public school. Southside Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 28.5% on proficiency, and Southside Elementary School is below that at 21.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The school shrank from 1,413 students in 2020-21 to 1,016 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 14.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Southside Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEVELAND ISD
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,446 students
- Santa Fe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,117 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,073 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,072 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,446 students
- Santa Fe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,117 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,073 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,072 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. Southside Elementary School is the largest of the 33.
- Southside Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 675 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolMABANK, TX · 459 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolPALESTINE, TX · 442 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 304 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy1.1 mi · 129
- Eastside Elementary School1.2 mi · 867
- Cleveland High School1.2 mi · 3,627
- Disciplinary Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 126
- Cleveland Middle School1.4 mi · 1,446
- Northside Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,073
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,016 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Southside Elementary School serve?
Southside Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southside Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Southside Elementary School in?
Southside Elementary School is part of CLEVELAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.