📍 901 E B Payne Sr Dr, Tallassee, Elmore County, 36078
Southside Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tallassee, Elmore County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tallassee City school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Southside Middle School enrolls 426 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 29% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 426 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Southside Middle School is one of 3 schools in Tallassee City, based in Tallassee, Alabama. The district serves 1,507 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Southside Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 502 students per school.
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