Southside Elementary School
430 Southside Parkway
Buffalo NY, 14210, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4818
Ranking: (3,063 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buffalo City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 87 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 87 | 85 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,158 | 1,097 | 1,034 | 1,047 | 1,069 | 1,172 | 1,193 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 90 | 7.8% | 92 | 8.4% | 83 | 8.0% | 90 | 8.6% | 87 | 8.1% | 79 | 6.7% | 91 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 110 | 9.5% | 111 | 10.1% | 98 | 9.5% | 96 | 9.2% | 90 | 8.4% | 132 | 11.3% | 114 | 9.6% |
Grade 1: | 134 | 11.6% | 107 | 9.8% | 108 | 10.4% | 90 | 8.6% | 121 | 11.3% | 128 | 10.9% | 124 | 10.4% |
Grade 2: | 97 | 8.4% | 106 | 9.7% | 79 | 7.6% | 111 | 10.6% | 107 | 10.0% | 114 | 9.7% | 123 | 10.3% |
Grade 3: | 127 | 11.0% | 90 | 8.2% | 109 | 10.5% | 115 | 11.0% | 102 | 9.5% | 124 | 10.6% | 114 | 9.6% |
Grade 4: | 103 | 8.9% | 117 | 10.7% | 121 | 11.7% | 111 | 10.6% | 118 | 11.0% | 110 | 9.4% | 92 | 7.7% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 9.0% | 116 | 10.6% | 112 | 10.8% | 112 | 10.7% | 102 | 9.5% | 99 | 8.4% | 119 | 10.0% |
Grade 6: | 126 | 10.9% | 109 | 9.9% | 109 | 10.5% | 110 | 10.5% | 105 | 9.8% | 117 | 10.0% | 109 | 9.1% |
Grade 7: | 129 | 11.1% | 121 | 11.0% | 117 | 11.3% | 104 | 9.9% | 114 | 10.7% | 121 | 10.3% | 137 | 11.5% |
Grade 8: | 115 | 9.9% | 111 | 10.1% | 86 | 8.3% | 107 | 10.2% | 123 | 11.5% | 148 | 12.6% | 170 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | 23 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 593 | 51.2% | 569 | 51.9% | 552 | 53.4% | 543 | 51.9% | 545 | 51.0% | 607 | 51.8% | 615 | 51.6% |
Female: | 565 | 48.8% | 528 | 48.1% | 482 | 46.6% | 504 | 48.1% | 493 | 46.1% | 554 | 47.3% | 574 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 61 | 5.3% | 35 | 3.2% | 20 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.8% | 58 | 4.9% | 19 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 158 | 13.6% | 169 | 15.4% | 143 | 13.8% | 111 | 10.6% | 94 | 8.8% | 100 | 8.5% | 97 | 8.1% |
Black: | 228 | 19.7% | 196 | 17.9% | 200 | 19.3% | 213 | 20.3% | 202 | 18.9% | 182 | 15.5% | 210 | 17.6% |
White: | 639 | 55.2% | 638 | 58.2% | 620 | 60.0% | 659 | 62.9% | 713 | 66.7% | 808 | 68.9% | 849 | 71.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 61 | 5.3% | 46 | 4.2% | 38 | 3.7% | 34 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 767 | 69.9% | 790 | 76.4% | 743 | 71.0% | 753 | 70.4% | 831 | 70.9% | 794 | 66.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 46 | 4.2% | 97 | 9.4% | 107 | 10.2% | 114 | 10.7% | 151 | 12.9% | 180 | 15.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 13.06 | 13.26 | 12.73 | 12.16 | 13.50 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 7% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 4% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 5% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 93% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Southside Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.