Southside Elementary School serves 513 learners in grade levels PreK-5. Southside Elementary School landed in the upper 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 30%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 84% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 79% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year. The learner:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 61% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority Black).

School Overview: Southside Elementary School’s learner population of 513 learners has grown by 12% over five school years. The teacher population of 26 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Southside Elementary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The equity score of Southside Elementary School is 0.67, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Southside Elementary School is Dinwiddie County High School (2.9 miles away). The closest middle school and elementary school is Dinwiddie County Middle School (2.4 miles away)