📍 10305 Boydton Plank Rd, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, 23841
Southside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southside Elementary enrolls 523 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 39% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 523 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 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 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 VA-40, state senate district 15, state house district 75.
Southside Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools, based in Dinwiddie, Virginia. The district serves 4,147 students district-wide and employs 331 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 523 students, Southside Elementary is close to the district average of about 592 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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