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Southside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

440 East Witt Rd, Blairs, VA 24527 · (434) 836-0006 · Part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Blairs’ School Grade A− better than 76% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southside Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Blairs kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Southside ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

440 East Witt Rd, Blairs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten65
Grade 165
Grade 255
Grade 357
Grade 473
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
408’20
393’21
413’22
422’23
428’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Black 31%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside Elementary from Blairs families.

Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools

The district →
Twin Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danville
A−
618 students15:1
Gretna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gretna
A−
493 students14:1
Kentuck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ringgold
B+
478 students14:1
Stony Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danville
A
440 students14:1
John L. Hurt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hurt
B+
257 students14:1
Chatham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chatham
B+
236 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 Virginia’s other public schools; Blairs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.