South Side Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Johnson City, Tennessee

South Side Elementary in Johnson City, Tennessee enrolled 419 students in 2024-25. 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, 57-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 21%

407 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at South Side Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 44202004006002022-234072023-24442
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 44202004006002022-234072023-24442
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 44202004006002022-234072023-24442
Students enrolled at South Side Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 44202004006002022-234072023-24442
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340729.014.1
2023-2444235.012.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Side Elementary enrolled 326 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 326 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent11.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.6% of students were White, 17.9% Hispanic, 9.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.6%
  2. Hispanic17.9%
  3. Two or more races9.5%
  4. Black8.6%
  5. Asian2.4%

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 scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, 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 districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑61%53%35%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%55% (2021-22)34.3%

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 Johnson City

11 public elementary schools in Johnson City report 2024-25 enrollment; South Side Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Boones Creek Elementary School82316.1not reported
Lake Ridge Elementary63215.6not reported
Woodland Elementary53718.3not reported
Fairmont Elementary53014.2not reported
Happy Valley Elementary50615.0not reported
Mountain View Elementary47214.0not reported
South Side Elementary41914.1not reported
Towne Acres Elementary39015.4not reported

All public schools in Johnson City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Side Elementary

  1. North Side ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 361 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Mountain View ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 472 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare South Side Elementary with North Side ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Johnson City Schools spends per student$12,230 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,230
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeSouth Side Elementary is the number 555 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#555 of 998
  6. 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

  1. How many students attend South Side Elementary?
    419 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 407 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Johnson City, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Side Elementary?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Side Elementary a Title I school?
    South Side Elementary 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 do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Side Elementary scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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 in?
    Johnson City Schools, NCES district ID 4702130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470213000687 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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