Southside Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Huntington, West Virginia

Southside Elementary in Huntington, West Virginia enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the West Virginia elementary-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).

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 rose 4%

400 students in 2022-23, 396 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Southside Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-234002023-243962024-25387
Students enrolled at Southside Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-234002023-243962024-25387
Students enrolled at Southside Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-234002023-243962024-25387
Students enrolled at Southside Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-234002023-243962024-25387
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340027.014.8
2023-2439625.915.3
2024-2538728.013.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 West Virginia elementary schools

Among the 392 West Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Southside Elementary 13.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouthside Elementary 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Southside Elementary 13.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouthside Elementary 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Southside Elementary 13.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouthside Elementary 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Southside Elementary 13.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouthside Elementary 13.8state median 13.1U.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 397 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southside Elementary enrolled 397 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 397 of the 397 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent27.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.2% of students were White, 15.2% Black, 12.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.2%
  2. Black15.2%
  3. Two or more races12.7%
  4. Hispanic2.8%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWest Virginia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%46%41.3%
Math, 2022-2352%35% (2021-22)34.4%

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 Huntington

10 public elementary schools in Huntington report 2024-25 enrollment; Southside Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central City Elementary School40812.4not reported
Southside Elementary38713.8not reported
Spring Hill Elementary School38110.9not reported
Explorer Academy37313.8not reported
Kellogg Elementary School32814.3not reported
Highlawn Elementary School31614.4not reported
Meadows Elementary School25113.9not reported
Guyandotte Elementary School23311.7not reported

All public schools in Huntington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southside Elementary

  1. Meadows Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 251 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Spring Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 381 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Southside Elementary with Meadows Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cabell County Schools spends per student$15,473 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,473
  5. The largest public schools in West VirginiaSouthside Elementary is the number 85 by size of 393 West Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 393
  6. West Virginia schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  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 Southside Elementary

  1. How many students attend Southside Elementary?
    387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Huntington, WV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Elementary?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southside Elementary a Title I school?
    Southside Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southside Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Southside Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia'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 Southside Elementary in?
    Cabell County Schools, NCES district ID 5400180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540018001466 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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