📍 211 W Douglas Ave, Effingham, Effingham County, 62401
South Side Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Effingham, Effingham County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Reeder. It is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Side Grade School enrolls 268 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 268 students (54%) 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.
South Side Grade School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 107.
South Side Grade School is one of 6 schools in Effingham CUSD 40, based in Effingham, Illinois. The district serves 2,261 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, South Side Grade School is smaller than the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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