📍 201 Gillespie Rd, Palestine, Anderson County, 75801
Southside el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palestine, Anderson County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Jenkins. It is part of the Palestine Isd school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside el enrolls 447 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 26% |
| White | 104 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 447 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Southside el is one of 6 schools in PALESTINE ISD, based in PALESTINE, Texas. The district serves 3,186 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Southside el is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant