South Side Elementary School serves 240 learners in grade levels 1-3.

South Side Elementary School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 70-74% (which is approximately equal to the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Iowa state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 46% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino).

School Overview: South Side Elementary School’s learner population of 240 learners has declined by 15% over five school years.

The teacher population of 23 teachers has declined by 28% over five school years.

School Comparison: South Side Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of South Side Elementary School is 0.52, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to South Side Elementary School is Hampton-dumont High School (1.1 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Hampton-dumont Middle School (1.1 miles away)