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Southside Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–9Charter

70 Scott Drive, Southside, AR 72501 · (870) 251-4003

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

Directions
Students
427
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–9
The gist

What stands out about Southside Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

70 Scott Drive, Southside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7150
Grade 8131
Grade 9146
Enrollment over time
479’20
515’21
481’22
437’23
427’24

Down 10.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%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 Junior High School from Southside families.

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.