📍 100 Academic Dr, Morrison, Whiteside County, 61270
Southside School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morrison, Whiteside County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Mccormick. It is part of the Morrison CUSD 6 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside School enrolls 212 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 212 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 71.
Southside School is one of 4 schools in Morrison CUSD 6, based in Morrison, Illinois. The district serves 973 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, Southside School is close to the district average of about 243 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant