Southside Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Shelbyville, Kentucky
Southside Elementary in Shelbyville, Kentucky enrolled 412 students in 2024-25 with 25.7 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. 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, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
423 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 412 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.9 to 25.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 423 | 29.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 26.0 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 412 | 25.7 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 445 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southside Elementary enrolled 445 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 445 of the 445 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.3% of students were White, 36.2% Hispanic, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White47.3%
- Hispanic36.2%
- Two or more races10.0%
- Black6.6%
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 Southside Elementary scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 31% | 37% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 32% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
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 Shelbyville
5 public elementary schools in Shelbyville report 2024-25 enrollment; Southside Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marnel C. Moorman School | 803 | 16.6 | 42.7% |
| Wright Elementary | 489 | 15.7 | 44.4% |
| Painted Stone Elementary | 458 | 13.7 | 48.3% |
| Clear Creek Elementary | 425 | 14.2 | 44.2% |
| Southside Elementary | 412 | 16.0 | 58.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southside Elementary
- Clear Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 425 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Painted Stone ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 458 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Southside Elementary with Clear Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Shelby County spends per student$14,040 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,040
- The largest public schools in KentuckySouthside Elementary is the number 409 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#409 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- 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 Southside Elementary
How many students attend Southside Elementary?
412 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 423 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shelbyville, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Elementary?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southside Elementary a Title I school?
Southside Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southside Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Southside Elementary scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky'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.What district is Southside Elementary in?
Shelby County, NCES district ID 2105320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210532002077 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.