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Southside El

PublicElementaryGrades 2–3

201 Gillespie Rd, Palestine, TX 75801 · (903) 731-8023 · Part of Palestine Independent School District

Palestine’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
442
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Town
Grades
2–3
The gist

What stands out about Southside El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Palestine kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
2–3Southside ElYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

201 Gillespie Rd, Palestine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2208
Grade 3234
Enrollment over time
439’20
468’21
447’22
460’23
442’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 29%Black 22%Two or more races 6%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 El from Palestine families.

Other schools in Palestine Independent School District

The district →
Washington Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Palestine
215 students20:1
Northside Pri
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Palestine
400 students15:1
Story Int
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Palestine
C+
670 students16:1
Palestine J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Palestine
B+
456 students13:1
Palestine H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Palestine
B+
1,003 students13:1

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