📍 440 East Witt Rd, Blairs, Pittsylvania County, 24527
Southside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blairs, Pittsylvania County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsylvania 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 11.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southside Elementary enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 29% Black or African American and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 413 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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-50, state senate district 15, state house district 16.
Southside Elementary is one of 21 schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools, based in Chatham, Virginia. The district serves 7,830 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Southside Elementary is close to the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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