South Side Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

South Side Elementary School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 603 students in 2024-25 with 46.2 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

654 students in 2022-23, 676 students in 2023-24, 603 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 46.2.

Students enrolled at South Side Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 60302004006008002022-236542023-246762024-25603
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 60302004006008002022-236542023-246762024-25603
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 60302004006008002022-236542023-246762024-25603
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 60302004006008002022-236542023-246762024-25603
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365446.314.1
2023-2467642.316.0
2024-2560346.213.1

13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 13.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 13.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 13.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 13.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 403 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Side Elementary School enrolled 806 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 403 of the 806 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions58
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

29.2% of students were Black, 22.6% Asian, 21.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black29.2%
  2. Asian22.6%
  3. Hispanic21.2%
  4. White13.6%
  5. Two or more races13.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at South Side Elementary School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238‑42%53%54%
Math, 2022-2331%31% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Harrisburg

23 public elementary schools in Harrisburg report 2024-25 enrollment; South Side Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Thomas W Holtzman Jr Elementary School79216.667.8%
Sara Lindemuth Elementary School75817.270.4%
North Side Elementary School72216.797.6%
Paxtonia Elementary School68215.899.3%
Benjamin Franklin School67810.2100.0%
South Side Elementary School60313.199.2%
West Hanover Elementary School58915.035.3%
Melrose School53616.0100.0%

All public schools in Harrisburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Side Elementary School

  1. Phillips Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 393 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Infinity CSThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 256 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare South Side Elementary School with Phillips Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central Dauphin SD spends per student$15,380 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,380
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSouth Side Elementary School is the number 257 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#257 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Side Elementary School

  1. How many students attend South Side Elementary School?
    603 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 654 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harrisburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Side Elementary School?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Side Elementary School a Title I school?
    South Side Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Side Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Side Elementary School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Side Elementary School in?
    Central Dauphin SD, NCES district ID 4205400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420540001780 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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