Overview of Southside K-8: Southside K-8 is a public school situated in War, WV, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Southside K-8 is 372, and the school has PK-8. At Southside K-8, 18% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 8%. The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 51% female learners and 49% male learners. The school enrolls 76% low-income learners. There are 31 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Southside K-8: At Southside K-8, 18% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Mcdowell County Schools, 33% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 32% tested above or at that level for math.

Southside K-8 did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In West Virginia, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.