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Southside Elementary Primary School
201 Gillespie Rd Palestine TX, 75801, Anderson County Phone: 903-731-8023 Ranking:  (4,337 out of 6,018, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3 School District: Palestine Independent 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: | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 514 | 515 | 518 | 562 | 552 | 583 | 556 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 265 | 51.6% | 267 | 51.8% | 270 | 52.1% | 271 | 48.2% | 273 | 49.5% | 261 | 44.8% | 265 | 47.7% |
| Grade 3: | 249 | 48.4% | 248 | 48.2% | 248 | 47.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 51.0% | 280 | 54.4% | 283 | 54.6% | 299 | 53.2% | 307 | 55.6% | 314 | 53.9% | 278 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 252 | 49.0% | 235 | 45.6% | 235 | 45.4% | 263 | 46.8% | 237 | 42.9% | 261 | 44.8% | 274 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 219 | 42.6% | 217 | 42.1% | 193 | 37.3% | 212 | 37.7% | 205 | 37.1% | 195 | 33.4% | 188 | 33.8% |
| Black: | 132 | 25.7% | 132 | 25.6% | 158 | 30.5% | 167 | 29.7% | 177 | 32.1% | 199 | 34.1% | 163 | 29.3% |
| White: | 139 | 27.0% | 145 | 28.2% | 148 | 28.6% | 163 | 29.0% | 161 | 29.2% | 180 | 30.9% | 198 | 35.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 4.1% | 14 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 72.2% | 366 | 71.1% | 363 | 70.1% | 403 | 71.7% | 388 | 70.3% | 376 | 64.5% | 356 | 64.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 10.9% | 46 | 8.9% | 45 | 8.7% | 39 | 6.9% | 45 | 8.2% | 56 | 9.6% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.18 | 14.45 | 14.26 | 15.61 | 13.97 | 14.30 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| STAAR Spanish | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 87.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 12.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,255.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,274.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,918.0 |
* Southside Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.