Southside Elementary

Southside Elementary is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Huntington, West Virginia, overseen by Cabell County Schools, caters to 387 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Within Cabell County Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 11,188 students, Southside Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Southside Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Cabell County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Southside Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cabell County shows median household income runs about $55,832, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Cabell County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,188 students), of which Southside Elementary is one.

Huntington Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Southside Elementary's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 387). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Southside Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.