Southside Middle

Public 6-8

 209 W. Jones Paul Road
       Florence, SC  29505


(843) 664-8467

District: Florence 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
181st of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,178 Help


Students who attend Southside Middle usually attend:

High:    South Florence High

Feeder schools for Southside Middle:

Elementary:    Dewey-Carter Elementary
    Greenwood Elementary
    McLaurin Elementary
    Savannah Grove Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,100

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.7%
White:
34.4%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Southside Middle ranks worse than 55.7% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Southside Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Florence 01 School District. Racial makeup is: African American (51.7%), White (34.4%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southside Middle is 15.2, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southside Middle is $13,178. 2 middle schools in the Florence 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Southside Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Southside Middle 181st of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Southside Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Florence 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence 01 36th of 77 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southside Middle

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Rank History for all students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 43.79 141st 225 37.3%
2004 45.77 137th 230 40.4%
2005 40.50 146th 230 36.5%
2006 26.33 181st 231 21.6%
2007 43.01 155th 236 34.3%
2008 38.91 169th 244 30.7%
2009 38.21 179th 249 28.1%
2010 50.06 150th 261 42.5%
2011 56.32 135th 269 49.8%
2012 52.31 143rd 271 47.2%
2013 52.05 142nd 276 48.6%
2014 44.20 168th 291 42.3%
2015 39.74 184th 301 38.9%
2016 44.40 171st 303 43.6%
2017 38.95 194th 317 38.8%
2018 25.80 226th 303 25.4%
2019 42.31 177th 315 43.8%
2021 38.49 181st 311 41.8%
2022 42.26 170th 310 45.2%
2023 41.46 181st 325 44.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.58 21st 31 32.3%
2023 37.29 43rd 58 25.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.27 47th 117 59.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.35 234th 280 16.4%
2019 42.45 166th 289 42.6%
2021 39.83 163rd 288 43.4%
2022 36.40 180th 300 40.0%
2023 38.42 196th 313 37.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.38 206th 281 26.7%
2019 43.92 168th 296 43.2%
2021 39.42 167th 279 40.1%
2022 45.51 148th 290 49.0%
2023 44.47 166th 299 44.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.30 158th 194 18.6%
2019 39.97 110th 195 43.6%
2021 30.62 119th 164 27.4%
2022 24.90 150th 183 18.0%
2023 29.64 142nd 187 24.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.65 147th 179 17.9%
2022 57.72 94th 182 48.4%
2023 38.27 135th 185 27.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.97 222nd 284 21.8%
2019 41.84 174th 296 41.2%
2021 35.51 177th 279 36.6%
2022 37.88 181st 292 38.0%
2023 37.68 184th 303 39.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.45 192nd 237 19.0%
2019 53.17 98th 252 61.1%
2021 38.58 138th 235 41.3%
2022 46.17 119th 249 52.2%
2023 37.42 160th 253 36.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.85 98th 123 20.3%
2019 39.10 94th 139 32.4%
2023 52.04 62nd 141 56.0%
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Rank History for White students at Southside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.76 189th 250 24.4%
2019 43.55 145th 258 43.8%
2021 44.22 132nd 244 45.9%
2022 49.49 124th 249 50.2%
2023 57.50 104th 260 60.0%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Monday, October 29, 2018

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Enrollment information for Southside Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 550 390 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 943
1989 593 392 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 990
1990 620 368 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 990
1991 599 369 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 974
1992 633 371 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1006
1993 679 397 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1076
1994 624 419 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1043
1995 607 369 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 984
1996 607 369 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 984
1997 561 375 7 3 1 n/a n/a 2 949
1998 534 395 7 1 1 n/a n/a 0 938
1999 522 402 8 5 1 n/a n/a 0 938
2000 490 426 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 923
2001 458 418 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 881
2002 450 474 6 7 2 n/a n/a 1 940
2003 450 474 6 7 2 n/a n/a 1 940
2004 449 448 7 8 3 n/a n/a 1 916
2005 515 478 9 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1014
2006 438 423 4 8 1 n/a n/a 1 875
2007 400 424 7 8 2 n/a n/a 0 841
2008 415 428 5 14 0 n/a n/a 2 864
2009 372 382 5 17 0 n/a n/a 3 779
2010 378 375 11 16 2 n/a n/a 1 783
2011 380 393 8 16 0 0 23 0 820
2012 403 381 7 20 0 0 12 0 823
2013 413 425 9 23 0 0 19 0 889
2014 389 424 8 19 2 0 23 0 865
2015 361 440 4 22 2 0 15 0 844
2016 372 392 6 26 2 0 16 0 814
2017 417 397 8 24 3 0 25 0 874
2018 408 444 7 35 1 0 28 0 923
2019 389 442 5 49 3 1 15 0 904
2020 359 479 5 49 1 0 39 0 932
2021 328 414 3 42 0 0 41 0 828
2022 323 403 4 34 0 0 45 0 809
2023 378 569 8 64 0 0 81 0 1100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southside Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 943 55.0 17.1 n/a
1989 990 57.8 17.1 n/a
1990 990 64.7 15.3 n/a
1991 974 58.9 16.5 28.5
1992 1006 60.5 16.6 32.8
1993 1076 59.5 18.1 39.6
1994 1043 65.5 15.9 35.8
1995 984 65.5 15.0 36.3
1996 984 65.5 15.0 36.3
1997 949 66.5 14.3 39.4
1998 938 68.0 13.8 43
1999 938 68.0 13.8 45
2000 923 64.5 14.3 45.9
2001 881 67.5 13.1 46.3
2002 940 64.0 14.7 48.1
2003 940 64.0 14.7 48.1
2004 916 65.0 14.1 55.1
2005 1014 65.0 15.6 59.4
2006 875 63.0 13.9 59.8
2007 841 101.9 8.3 59.7
2008 864 61.9 14.0 61.6
2009 779 62.0 12.6 59.8
2010 783 56.5 13.8 60.6
2011 820 54.5 15.0 64.5
2012 823 56.0 14.6 65
2013 889 58.0 15.3 65.7
2014 865 56.0 15.4 68
2015 844 62.0 13.6 66.1
2016 814 63.0 12.9 61.5
2017 874 60.0 14.5 100
2018 923 59.8 15.4 100
2019 904 58.8 15.3 57
2020 932 69.8 13.3 48.1
2021 828 64.8 12.7 83.7
2022 809 62.0 13.0 100
2023 1100 72.0 15.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southside Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 943 55.0 17.1 n/a
1989 990 57.8 17.1 n/a
1990 990 64.7 15.3 n/a
1991 974 58.9 16.5 28.5
1992 1006 60.5 16.6 32.8
1993 1076 59.5 18.1 39.6
1994 1043 65.5 15.9 35.8
1995 984 65.5 15.0 36.3
1996 984 65.5 15.0 36.3
1997 949 66.5 14.3 39.4
1998 938 68.0 13.8 43
1999 938 68.0 13.8 45
2000 923 64.5 14.3 45.9
2001 881 67.5 13.1 46.3
2002 940 64.0 14.7 48.1
2003 940 64.0 14.7 48.1
2004 916 65.0 14.1 55.1
2005 1014 65.0 15.6 59.4
2006 875 63.0 13.9 59.8
2007 841 101.9 8.3 59.7
2008 864 61.9 14.0 61.6
2009 779 62.0 12.6 59.8
2010 783 56.5 13.8 60.6
2011 820 54.5 15.0 64.5
2012 823 56.0 14.6 65
2013 889 58.0 15.3 65.7
2014 865 56.0 15.4 68
2015 844 62.0 13.6 66.1
2016 814 63.0 12.9 61.5
2017 874 60.0 14.5 100
2018 923 59.8 15.4 100
2019 904 58.8 15.3 57
2020 932 69.8 13.3 48.1
2021 828 64.8 12.7 83.7
2022 809 62.0 13.0 100
2023 1100 72.0 15.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Southside Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $72 (0.9%) $76 (1.0%) $148 (1.9%) $6,291 (80.9%) $1,335 (17.2%) $7,626 (98.1%) $7,774
2020 $7,832 (41.1%) $1,798 (9.4%) $9,630 (50.6%) $7,764 (40.8%) $1,641 (8.6%) $9,405 (49.4%) $19,035
2021 $464 (4.0%) $356 (3.1%) $821 (7.1%) $8,681 (75.4%) $2,006 (17.4%) $10,687 (92.9%) $11,508
2022 $728 (5.9%) $1,239 (10.0%) $1,967 (15.9%) $9,157 (73.8%) $1,277 (10.3%) $10,434 (84.1%) $12,400
2023 $837 (6.4%) $1,290 (9.8%) $2,127 (16.1%) $9,494 (72.0%) $1,557 (11.8%) $11,051 (83.9%) $13,178

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southside Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 177th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 181st of 325 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southside Middle)39.242.5
 3.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)43.446.3
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Southside Middle)23.226.2
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)25.426.5
 1.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southside Middle)41.155.6
 14.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)43.253.3
 10.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Southside Middle)23.420.3
 3.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)2527.8
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Southside Middle)98.396.4
 1.9%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Florence 01)63.670.6
 7%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9041100
 21.7%
African American442569
 28.7%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian58
 60%
Hispanic4964
 30.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White389378
 2.8%
Two or More Races1581
 440%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57%100%
 43%


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Southside Middle ranks 181st of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Southside Middle usually go on to attend South Florence High

Students at Southside Middle are 52% African American, 34% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,100 students attended Southside Middle.


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