📍 1023 Walrath St, Sparta, Monroe County, 54656
Southside Early Learning Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparta, Monroe County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta Area School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a rural setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside Early Learning Center enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 292 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside Early Learning Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 WI-30, state senate district 24, state house district 70.
Southside Early Learning Center is one of 8 schools in Sparta Area School District, based in Sparta, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,749 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Southside Early Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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