SOUTHSIDE EL

SOUTHSIDE EL is a reasonably sized primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC. The school works with 675 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Across the 24 schools in YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC (19,573 students total), SOUTHSIDE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SOUTHSIDE EL reports that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTHSIDE EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHSIDE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.2%; this one delivers 28.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SOUTHSIDE EL is one.

The closest other public school is YES PREP - SOUTHSIDE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHSIDE EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. SOUTHSIDE EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.