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Southside Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
707 South Cedar Ln
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone
(931) 424-7005
District
Giles County
County
GILES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
365
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.6% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Southside Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
33%
40%
33%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
44%
36%
44%
31%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
39%
27%
37%
36%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 137 37.5%
Grade 4 103 28.2%
Grade 5 125 34.2%
Total 365 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.3% 80.6% 61.4%
Black 21.7% 12.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 4.1% 5.4% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 1.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,317 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 49.6 170
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 20.7% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,387 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.0% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.9% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.7% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.1% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,089 $22,345,000 59.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $476 $1,746,000 4.6%
Staff $537 $1,970,000 5.2%
General Administration $366 $1,344,000 3.6%
School Administration $593 $2,178,000 5.8%
Operation $676 $2,482,000 6.6%
Transportation $446 $1,637,000 4.3%
Other $108 $396,000 1.0%
Total Support $3,202 $11,753,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,024 $3,759,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $10,315 $37,857,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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