SOUTHSIDE EL

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in MABANK, Texas, SOUTHSIDE EL enrolls 459 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of MABANK ISD.

SOUTHSIDE EL is one of 6 schools operated by MABANK ISD, a district that enrolls 4,118 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SOUTHSIDE EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Henderson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTHSIDE EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Henderson County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTHSIDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Henderson County shows median household earnings sit near $65,179, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henderson County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students), of which SOUTHSIDE EL is one.

LAKEVIEW EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around SOUTHSIDE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHSIDE EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. SOUTHSIDE EL's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 459). The White share of enrollment fell from 74% to 59% over that span.

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