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Southside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary is a public elementary school in Dinwiddie, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 129 districts in the state.

Southside Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 384 out of 1,105 Virginia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a projected 881 out of 1,110 in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's overall rating from SchoolDigger has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period. Student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly for white students. Southside Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Southside Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Midway Elementary and Sutherland Elementary schools, which are also part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district. Midway Elementary, in particular, outperforms Southside Elementary across multiple metrics, including student achievement, chronic absenteeism, and free and reduced lunch rates. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing targeted interventions to support the academic needs of specific student subgroups may be crucial for Southside Elementary to improve student outcomes and better serve its community.

446

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,293

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10305 Boydton Plank Rd
Dinwiddie, VA 23841

(804) 469-4480

District: Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dinwiddie County Middle
High:	Dinwiddie County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

881^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Dinwiddie County Public Schools

86^th of 129Dinwiddie County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	881 of 1110	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	760 of 1114	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	695 of 1114	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	601 of 1109	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	764 of 1103	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	384 of 1105	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	444 of 1097	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	482 of 1099	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	539 of 1096	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	679 of 1100	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	600 of 1110	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.1	1014 of 1120	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	723 of 1117	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.6	456 of 1117	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.8	207 of 1113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	276 of 1082	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	184 of 1081	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	132 of 1083	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	120 of 1071	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	54.8	508 of 1062	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	343 of 579	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	362 of 588	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	275 of 579	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	815 of 1096	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	710 of 1098	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	611 of 1100	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	414 of 606	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	359 of 580	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	744 of 1046	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	663 of 1036	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	899 of 1093	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	808 of 1101	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	743 of 1093	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	914 of 973	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	770 of 979	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	773 of 984	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading59%-11 vs state

VA Studies58%-11 vs state

Mathematics56%-17 vs state

Science48%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10305 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4480	446	32	13.9	93.3%	159 (35.7%)	154 (34.5%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	24.5	881^st of 1110 public elementary schools	20.6%		37.2	760^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.8%	121	71.0	43.6	54.1	47.9	56.5	57.7	63.5	38.9	75.7	$14,293	$2,653	$11,639
Sutherland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive	Sutherland	23885	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 732-4168	548	38	14.4	94.2%	192 (35.0%)	227 (41.4%)	72 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	26.1	872^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.6	929^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.6%	57	74.1	59.2	46.7	51.3	62.4	62.3	57.9	56.0	53.4	$10,167	$641	$9,526
Dinwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13811 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4580	341	27	12.6	95.0%	215 (63.0%)	90 (26.4%)	20 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	54.2	552^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	50.3%		41.8	709^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.4%	157	72.7	72.7	81.4	72.1	56.4	74.1	76.7	70.9	73.8	$16,165	$1,753	$14,412
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Midway Rd	Church Road	23833	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 265-4205	352	25	14.0	94.6%	277 (78.7%)	37 (10.5%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	79.7	219^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.9	280^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.9%	61	93.1	97.8	85.7	67.4	82.8	87.0	77.6	93.5	81.6	$12,460	$1,443	$11,017
Pleasants Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pleasants Lane	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7013	493	39	12.6	93.1%	15 (3.0%)	382 (77.5%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1.5	1103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.9	1107^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.6%	4	45.1	37.0	21.9	8.1	35.4	44.6	24.0	20.3		$12,686	$4,777	$7,909
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 Talley Avenue	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7002	540	37	14.5	94.3%	22 (4.1%)	461 (85.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1.3	1105^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.7	1108^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.5%	3	32.6	39.2	31.0	28.6	36.9	33.3	39.3	26.8		$5,417	$948	$4,469
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20910 Chesterfield Ave.	Ettrick	23803	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6005	560	43	13.0	75.2%	104 (18.6%)	358 (63.9%)	64 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	49.3	606^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.4%		29	854^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.3%	248	72.5	75.6	74.1	69.1	62.2	72.2	66.7	69.3		$10,664	$1,492	$9,173
Matoaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6627 River Rd	South Chesterfield	23803	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 590-3100	676	49	13.6	76.5%	348 (51.5%)	206 (30.5%)	80 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	55.3	539^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%		51.4	593^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	46.8%	54	58.2	72.3	83.2	87.1	52.7	77.7	86.1	69.1		$8,467	$500	$7,966
Walnut Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S Boulevard	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7005	574	40	14.3	93.7%	24 (4.2%)	486 (84.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.1	1064^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%		5	1081^st of 1114 public elementary schools	3.0%	17	46.4	47.8	38.8	31.3	48.5	52.2	46.3	39.1		$9,664	$743	$8,921
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Taswell Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3435	422	34	12.4	95.7%	170 (40.3%)	106 (25.1%)	96 (22.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.1%)	49	614^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.7%		40.3	723^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	35.1%	109	64.7	82.9	67.1	66.7	52.2	82.9	66.7	76.8		$12,460	$756	$11,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dinwiddie County Middle
High : Dinwiddie County High

What district is Southside Elementary in?

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Southside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 36% White, 35% African American, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

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