South Side Elementary School
4525 Union Deposit Rd
Harrisburg PA, 17111, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-657-3204
Ranking: 
(1,977 out of 2,311, bottom 14%)*
(1,977 out of 2,311, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central Dauphin 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: | 37 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 583 | 554 | 591 | 608 | 561 | 521 | 556 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 16.6% | 84 | 15.2% | 92 | 15.6% | 102 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.5% | 68 | 13.1% | 80 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 16.1% | 91 | 16.4% | 110 | 18.6% | 96 | 15.8% | 87 | 15.5% | 97 | 18.6% | 82 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 16.5% | 105 | 19.0% | 83 | 14.0% | 95 | 15.6% | 100 | 17.8% | 78 | 15.0% | 102 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 114 | 19.6% | 87 | 15.7% | 98 | 16.6% | 111 | 18.3% | 86 | 15.3% | 103 | 19.8% | 90 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 14.8% | 87 | 15.7% | 117 | 19.8% | 87 | 14.3% | 112 | 20.0% | 89 | 17.1% | 98 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 16.5% | 100 | 18.1% | 91 | 15.4% | 117 | 19.2% | 89 | 15.9% | 86 | 16.5% | 104 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 46.8% | 270 | 48.7% | 304 | 51.4% | 321 | 52.8% | 254 | 45.3% | 228 | 43.8% | 296 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 310 | 53.2% | 284 | 51.3% | 287 | 48.6% | 287 | 47.2% | 217 | 38.7% | 212 | 40.7% | 256 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 30 | 5.1% | 30 | 5.4% | 25 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.3% | 29 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 108 | 18.5% | 96 | 17.3% | 101 | 17.1% | 85 | 14.0% | 54 | 9.6% | 52 | 10.0% | 61 | 11.0% |
| Black: | 212 | 36.4% | 185 | 33.4% | 208 | 35.2% | 236 | 38.8% | 217 | 38.7% | 186 | 35.7% | 253 | 45.5% |
| White: | 152 | 26.1% | 165 | 29.8% | 178 | 30.1% | 173 | 28.5% | 176 | 31.4% | 182 | 34.9% | 215 | 38.7% |
| 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: | 81 | 13.9% | 77 | 13.9% | 78 | 13.2% | 86 | 14.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 54.5% | 282 | 50.9% | 268 | 45.3% | 265 | 43.6% | 247 | 44.0% | 181 | 34.7% | 190 | 34.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 9.3% | 60 | 10.8% | 75 | 12.7% | 58 | 9.5% | 61 | 10.9% | 74 | 14.2% | 65 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.67 | 14.97 | 14.41 | 14.14 | 14.20 | 13.40 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 85% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 81% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 81.9% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 78.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 78.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 85% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 79.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 85.6% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 71.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 72.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 80.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 81.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 81.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 68.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 70% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 79.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 79% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 77.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 79.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.8% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 80.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 63.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 67.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 63.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 63.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 68% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 62.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 66.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 59.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 64.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 62.1% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 68.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 71% | 64.2% |
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* South Side 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.