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Southside High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2361 School Drive, Southside, AL 35907 · (256) 442-2172 · Part of Etowah County School District

Southside’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
825
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southside High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state

On the path

Where Southside kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southside High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2361 School Drive, Southside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9207
Grade 10209
Grade 11199
Grade 12210
Enrollment over time
800’20
784’21
770’22
818’23
825’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside High School from Southside families.

Other schools in Etowah County School District

The district →
John S Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rainbow City
A
745 students16:1
Hokes Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hokes Bluff
B+
610 students16:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southside
A
585 students17:1
Whitesboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boaz
A
423 students18:1
Glencoe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Glencoe
A
397 students16:1
West End Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Altoona
A−
390 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Southside’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.