📍 4949 State Route 151, Hookstown, Beaver County, 15050
South Side El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hookstown, Beaver County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Side Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Side El Sch enrolls 430 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 430 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. 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.
South Side El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 14.
South Side El Sch is one of 3 schools in South Side Area SD, based in Hookstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 863 students district-wide and employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, South Side El Sch is larger than the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant