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Southside Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

55 Quail Lane, Southside, AR 72501 · (870) 251-2332 · Part of Southside School District

Southside’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
450
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Southside Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

55 Quail Lane, Southside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4145
Grade 5147
Grade 6158
Enrollment over time
464’20
436’21
453’22
463’23
450’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside Middle School from Southside families.

Other schools in Southside School District

The district →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Southside
B+
852 students20:1
Southside Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Southside
B
427 students12:1
Southside Charter High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Southside
B−
464 students6:1

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 Arkansas’s other public schools; Southside’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.