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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABANK ISD·NCES 482868007373
Southside Elementary School
109 PASCHAL BLVD, MABANK, TX 75147 · (903) 880-1340 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
372 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MABANK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary School this school | 459 | 81.0% | 35.9% |
| Pine Ridge Primary School LIVINGSTON | 439 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Lakeview Elementary School GUN BARREL CITY | 501 | 76.8% | 62.5% |
| Creekside Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 504 | 80.0% | 37.0% |
| H O Whitehurst Elementary School GROESBECK | 470 | 75.1% | 33.0% |
| Shepherd Primary School SHEPHERD | 504 | 78.4% | N/A |
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 Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,075 of 4,401 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,252 of 4,466 ▼ 779 | #11 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,160 of 4,466 ▲ 799 | #9 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #940 of 3,998 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #2,914 of 4,938 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,427 of 4,622 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #1,763 of 4,628 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #1,878 of 4,789 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #565 of 1,307 | #4 of 6 |
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
459
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 459 | 30.7 | 15.0:1 | 81% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 30.1 | 16.4:1 | 81% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 80% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 75% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 25.2 | 15.9:1 | 75% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 71% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 72% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 61% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (400 to 459); teachers up 22% (25.2 to 30.7).
About Southside Elementary School
Southside Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MABANK, Texas, (ZIP code 75147). The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 459 students.
Besides Southside Elementary School, MABANK ISD runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 4,118 students.
Federal enrollment data show Southside Elementary School is 59% White. Next come 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Southside Elementary School lists 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.0 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 81% of the student body. Among public schools in Henderson County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Southside Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.9% and a predicted 39.1%.
In Henderson County, home to about 84,862 people, the median household earns about $65,179 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Southside Elementary School shares Henderson County with 31 other public schools.
Lakeview Elementary School is the nearest public school to Southside Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of Southside Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 35.9% is below the 51.8% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Southside Elementary School had 465 students in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.6:1 to 15.0:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Southside Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,862
Census ACS
Median income
$65,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,150 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MABANK ISD
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Other schools in MABANK
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Mabank DAEPElementary
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. Southside Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 33.
- Southside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,016 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 675 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolPALESTINE, TX · 442 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 304 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Elementary School1.9 mi · 501
- Mabank Junior High School2.3 mi · 652
- Mabank High School2.3 mi · 1,173
- Mabank Intermediate School2.3 mi · 610
- Central Elementary School2.4 mi · 723
- Tool Elementary School6.0 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-04.
Is Southside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Southside Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Southside Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Southside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southside Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Southside Elementary School in?
Southside Elementary School is part of MABANK ISD.
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