Summary:
The South Side School District (Vanburen) in Arkansas has only one elementary school, South Side Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 232nd out of 492 Arkansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 188th out of 495 in 2024-2025.
South Side Elementary School's performance on standardized tests is mixed compared to district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.5%) and Reading (35.8%) are slightly above the state average, they are still below the district average. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate (49.2%) is significantly higher than both the district (42.9%) and state (38.7%) averages. In Science, the school's proficiency rate (42.5%) is also higher than the district (41.2%) and state (38.1%) averages.
The school faces some socioeconomic challenges, with a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 60.68% in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.9 for the 2023-2024 school year, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,499. While the school's strengths in Mathematics and Science are notable, identifying and addressing the factors contributing to the gap in English Language Arts and Reading performance could lead to improved outcomes in these areas.
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