📍 2460 Batesville Blvd, Batesville, Independence County, 72501
Southside Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Batesville, Independence County. The school has 854 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southside School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
Southside Elementary School enrolls 854 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 805 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 854 students (55%) 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 Elementary 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 VT-10.
Southside Elementary School is one of 4 schools in SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence), based in BATESVILLE, Arkansas. The district serves 2,193 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 854 students, Southside Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
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