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Southside Middle School

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Southside Middle School ranks 180 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Southside Middle School is a public middle school in Tallassee, Alabama, serving 431 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Tallassee City School District, which is ranked 54 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southside Middle School faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in state assessments generally lower than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 17.31% to 38.84%, compared to the state averages of 24.53% to 39.31%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 42.31% to 70.3%, while the state averages were 54.48% to 67.41%. The school's performance in 8th grade Science was also lower than the state average (30.77% vs. 41.51%). Additionally, Southside Middle School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Southside Middle School's academic performance is generally lower than nearby schools, such as Wetumpka Middle School, Pike Road Junior High School, and Redland Middle School, which have higher proficiency rates in both Mathematics and English Language Arts, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing these challenges and implementing targeted interventions could help Southside Middle School improve its overall academic outcomes and provide a more equitable education for its students.

424

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,417

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 E B Payne Sr Dr
Tallassee, AL 36078-1738

(334) 283-2151

District: Tallassee City

Students who attend Southside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tallassee High School

Feeder schools for Southside Middle School:

Elementary:

Tallassee Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

African American:

26.2%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Alabama median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 11 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Alabama avg44%

180^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 135Tallassee City among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	180 of 439	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	168 of 442	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	245 of 437	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	199 of 432	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	215 of 440	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	220 of 437	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	241 of 423	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	286 of 432	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	264 of 432	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	207 of 430	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	229 of 438	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	298 of 436	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	295 of 436	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	271 of 435	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	247 of 435	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	201 of 425	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.0	261 of 417	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	213 of 412	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	179 of 409	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	125 of 415	69.9%	★★★★☆
2004	41.5	250 of 407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	125 of 259	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	115 of 269	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	177 of 263	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	159 of 271	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	139 of 252	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	165 of 247	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.8	181 of 205	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	179 of 415	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	148 of 426	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	223 of 417	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	179 of 423	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	247 of 399	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	229 of 392	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	255 of 380	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	45 of 164	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	66 of 157	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	184 of 428	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	178 of 437	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	225 of 421	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	227 of 415	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	267 of 396	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	275 of 396	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.0	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	176 of 422	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	183 of 428	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	247 of 419	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	210 of 427	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	176 of 418	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	168 of 399	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	216 of 397	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	251 of 380	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	139 of 271	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	112 of 281	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	212 of 281	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	209 of 256	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	182 of 274	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	139 of 254	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	148 of 223	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	155 of 195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	134 of 377	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	135 of 373	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	193 of 370	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	170 of 376	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	182 of 369	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	145 of 343	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	198 of 331	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.9	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)73rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English58%~ state avg

Mathematics31%~ state avg

Science31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southside Middle School	Public	5-8	901 E B Payne Sr Dr	Tallassee	36078	Elmore County	Tallassee City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 283-2151	424	27	15.7	58.0%	260 (61.3%)	111 (26.2%)	32 (7.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	54.5	180^th of 439 public middle schools	59.0%		56.2	168^th of 442 public middle schools	62.0%	12		37.4	38.8	29.7	17.3		30.8		61.6	57.8	70.3	42.3	$8,417	$1,080	$7,338
Eclectic Middle School	Public	5-8	170 South Ann St	Eclectic	36024	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 541-2131	468	24	19.5	46.8%	381 (81.4%)	53 (11.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	69.7	103^rd of 439 public middle schools	76.5%		67.3	114^th of 442 public middle schools	74.2%	11		18.8	32.0	27.5	35.5		63.2		73.5	57.0	61.5	67.9	$7,929	$1,454	$6,458
Redland Middle School	Public	5-8	184 Rodney Lane	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 567-1200	579	31	18.9	36.3%	394 (68.0%)	129 (22.3%)	19 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	77.7	73^rd of 439 public middle schools	83.4%		85.1	50^th of 442 public middle schools	88.7%	23		72.3	56.8	25.5	41.3		47.9		77.4	76.8	62.7	67.1
Tuskegee Public Elementary	Public	4-8	101 E Price St	Tuskegee	36083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-3222	261	13	20.0	86.2%	4 (1.5%)	240 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)	24.7	22.9	6.3			23.1		41.0	54.6	33.8			$9,782	$2,252	$7,424
Pike Road Junior High School	Public	7-8	696 Georgia Washington Road	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 420-5340	449	27	16.8	22.9%	231 (51.4%)	140 (31.2%)	42 (9.4%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	89.7	39^th of 439 public middle schools	91.1%		85.1	49^th of 442 public middle schools	88.9%	10				40.7	40.4		67.9				77.5	73.6
Wetumpka Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Micanopy St	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 567-1413	647	35	18.7	58.9%	305 (47.1%)	241 (37.2%)	56 (8.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	48.2	223^rd of 439 public middle schools	49.2%		45.1	234^th of 442 public middle schools	47.1%	11		41.1	31.9	20.3	20.2		42.7		73.2	56.1	51.2	44.4	$7,365	$1,115	$6,231

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Southside Middle School?

Students at Southside Middle School are 61% White, 26% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Southside Middle School in?

Tallassee City

How many students attend Southside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Southside Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Southside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southside Middle School usually go on to attend Tallassee High School

Is Southside Middle School a good school?

Southside Middle School ranks 180^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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