Southside Elementary Primary School
440 East Witt Rd
Blairs VA, 24527, Pittsylvania County
Phone: 434-836-0006
Ranking:
(735 out of 1,459, bottom 50%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools
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: | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 510 | 530 | 521 | 556 | 568 | 564 | 532 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 21 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 22 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.5% | 92 | 17.4% | 80 | 15.4% | 86 | 15.5% | 82 | 14.4% | 90 | 16.0% | 94 | 17.7% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 17.6% | 79 | 14.9% | 80 | 15.4% | 74 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.5% | 95 | 16.8% | 98 | 18.4% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 15.1% | 82 | 15.5% | 68 | 13.1% | 83 | 14.9% | 94 | 16.5% | 102 | 18.1% | 87 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 15.7% | 65 | 12.3% | 84 | 16.1% | 95 | 17.1% | 100 | 17.6% | 99 | 17.6% | 90 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 14.7% | 90 | 17.0% | 96 | 18.4% | 98 | 17.6% | 90 | 15.8% | 92 | 16.3% | 65 | 12.2% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 17.3% | 99 | 18.7% | 92 | 17.7% | 96 | 17.3% | 93 | 16.4% | 66 | 11.7% | 76 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 232 | 45.5% | 238 | 44.9% | 240 | 46.1% | 267 | 48.0% | 270 | 47.5% | 273 | 48.4% | 263 | 49.4% |
Female: | 278 | 54.5% | 292 | 55.1% | 281 | 53.9% | 289 | 52.0% | 285 | 50.2% | 276 | 48.9% | 262 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% |
Black: | 150 | 29.4% | 154 | 29.1% | 153 | 29.4% | 165 | 29.7% | 183 | 32.2% | 188 | 33.3% | 179 | 33.6% |
White: | 330 | 64.7% | 340 | 64.2% | 335 | 64.3% | 354 | 63.7% | 362 | 63.7% | 355 | 62.9% | 333 | 62.6% |
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: | 13 | 2.5% | 19 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 50.8% | 272 | 51.3% | 248 | 47.6% | 282 | 50.7% | 275 | 48.4% | 240 | 42.6% | 193 | 36.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 11.2% | 48 | 9.1% | 52 | 10.0% | 55 | 9.9% | 60 | 10.6% | 69 | 12.2% | 59 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.11 | 15.36 | 15.32 | 17.94 | 17.21 | 17.10 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 78% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 68.6% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 87% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 94% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 86% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 68.9% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.9% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.6% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 80% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 61% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 67.2% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64.2% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 62.8% | 70.6% |
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* Southside Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.