📍 728 Ginkgo Dr, Shelbyville, Shelby County, 40065
Southside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shelbyville, Shelby County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside Elementary enrolls 423 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 423 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 KY-40, state senate district 20, state house district 58.
Southside Elementary is one of 14 schools in Shelby County, based in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The district serves 6,985 students district-wide and employs 430 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Southside Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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