📍 209 W. Jones Paul Road, Florence, Florence County, 29505
Southside Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Florence, Florence County. The school has 1,100 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Florence 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside Middle enrolls 1,100 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 34% White and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 569 | 52% |
| White | 378 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,100 of the school's 1,100 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,100 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Middle 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 SC-70, state senate district 31, state house district 60.
Southside Middle is one of 25 schools in Florence 01, based in Florence, South Carolina. The district serves 15,861 students district-wide and employs 1,147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,100 students, Southside Middle is larger than the district average of about 634 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe