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B−

Southside Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

901 E B Payne Sr Dr, Tallassee, AL 36078 · (334) 283-2151 · Part of Tallassee City School District

Tallassee’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
424
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Southside Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tallassee kids: Tallassee High School

On the path

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

PK–4Tallassee Elementary School609 students
5–8Southside Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Tallassee High School474 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

901 E B Payne Sr Dr, Tallassee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5104
Grade 6102
Grade 7105
Grade 8113
Enrollment over time
519’20
460’21
426’22
431’23
424’24

Down 18.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 26%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside Middle School from Tallassee families.

Other schools in Tallassee City School District

The district →
Tallassee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tallassee
A−
609 students16:1
Tallassee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallassee
C−
474 students15:1

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; Tallassee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.