📍 13509 Rocket Boys Drive, War, McDowell County, 24892
Southside K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in War, McDowell County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdowell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside K-8 enrolls 314 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.5% Black or African American and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Southside K-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 6, state house district 26.
Southside K-8 is one of 10 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in WELCH, West Virginia. The district serves 2,312 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Southside K-8 is larger than the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote