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Southside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1320 W 200 S, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4423 · Part of Bartholomew County School Corporation

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Directions
Students
891
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Southside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Columbus Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Southside Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1320 W 200 S, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten106
Grade 1135
Grade 2108
Grade 3120
Grade 4141
Grade 5128
Grade 6115
Enrollment over time
905’20
895’21
905’22
893’23
891’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Asian 32%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%Black 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 Elementary School from Columbus Township families.

Other schools in Bartholomew County School Corporation

The district →
Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
B+
733 students16:1
Clifty Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C−
705 students15:1
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C−
704 students18:1
W D Richards Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
B
610 students20:1
Taylorsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Taylorsville
C−
580 students16:1
L F Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C+
420 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 Indiana’s other public schools; Columbus Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.