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Southside El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

303 Fort Worth, Cleveland, TX 77327 · (281) 592-0594 · Part of Cleveland Independent School District

Cleveland’s School Grade D better than 14% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,016
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southside El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 28.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cleveland kids: Cleveland Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Southside ElYou are here
6–8Cleveland Middle1,446 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

303 Fort Worth, Cleveland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K107
Kindergarten136
Grade 1144
Grade 2148
Grade 3161
Grade 4162
Grade 5158
Enrollment over time
1,413’20
1,282’21
905’22
1,052’23
1,016’24

Down 28.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 9%Black 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside El from Cleveland families.

Other schools in Cleveland Independent School District

The district →
Northside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C+
1,073 students14:1
Santa Fe El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
1,072 students16:1
Cottonwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C−
1,023 students15:1
Pine Burr El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
1,017 students15:1
Eastside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C
867 students14:1
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
Other · Grades 3–12 · Cleveland
126 students10:1

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