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Southside Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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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
901 E B Payne Sr Dr
Tallassee, AL 36078
Phone
(334) 283-2151
District
Tallassee City
County
ELMORE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
426
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.2% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
64%
56%
48%
34%
56%
45%
64%
56%
48%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
40%
52%
50%
29%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
35%
34%
49%
22%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
36%
38%
50%
9%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
15
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 102 23.9%
Grade 6 108 25.4%
Grade 7 117 27.5%
Grade 8 99 23.2%
Total 426 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.2% 64.1% 53.8%
Black 29.5% 28.4% 32.8%
Hispanic 6.4% 6.2% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.1% 67.8% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 65.7% 62.0% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 5.7% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,121 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 96.3 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,567 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.6% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.7% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.0% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,940 $10,660,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $688 $1,057,000 5.1%
Staff $351 $539,000 2.6%
General Administration $460 $707,000 3.4%
School Administration $661 $1,015,000 4.9%
Operation $811 $1,246,000 6.0%
Transportation $176 $270,000 1.3%
Other $447 $687,000 3.3%
Total Support $3,594 $5,521,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,036 $4,664,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $13,571 $20,845,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
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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