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Southside Elementary School

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Southside Elementary School ranks 403 rd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary School serves 409 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Cynthiana, in Harrison County. Its results show a clear contrast across subjects: reading is close to the state average, while science trails it. The most important takeaway for families is that performance varies considerably by subject, rather than being uniformly strong or weak.

Editing and mechanics is Southside’s strongest result compared with nearby schools, its district and the state: 54% of fifth-graders were proficient, versus 48% statewide, 47% in the district and 47% across nearby schools. Reading was also a relative bright spot, averaging 49% across grades 3–5, close to the state’s 50% and above the district’s 44% and nearby schools’ 44%. Science was the weakest comparison: 30% of fourth-graders were proficient, matching the district but below the state’s 40% and near the nearby-school average of 32%. Math averaged 39% across grades 3–5, level with the district, below the state’s 43% and slightly above nearby schools’ 37%.

Some results have improved, but the trends differ by subject. Reading rose from 43% in 2022–23 to 49% in 2025–26, bringing it to within 1 point of the state average; math was nearly unchanged over those years, at 39% and 39%, after reaching 45% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger ranked Southside 403rd of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 41st percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26; its percentile was above the average for the nearby schools in this comparison, but its rank has fluctuated. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 18.4, the highest among those nearby schools. In 2024–25, 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable difference in SchoolDigger’s group rankings is that its reported effectiveness standing for special education students was at the 8th statewide percentile, compared with the school’s overall 41st percentile.

409

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,622

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

106 Education Dr
Cynthiana, KY 41031-4103

(859) 234-7120

District: Harrison County

Students who attend Southside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison County Middle School
High:	Harrison County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg44%

403^rd of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Harrison County

114^th of 158Harrison County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	403 of 684	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	434 of 685	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	373 of 685	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	434 of 687	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	450 of 684	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	413 of 517	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	478 of 700	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	610 of 691	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	477 of 694	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	508 of 690	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	404 of 698	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.1	303 of 705	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	290 of 719	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	284 of 713	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	274 of 688	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	337 of 683	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	271 of 658	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.4	486 of 651	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	507 of 638	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	385 of 445	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	424 of 657	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	480 of 648	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	347 of 644	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	388 of 639	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	420 of 641	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	530 of 671	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	598 of 663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	396 of 674	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	517 of 672	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	409 of 665	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	452 of 670	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	422 of 667	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	439 of 664	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	552 of 631	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	346 of 653	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	375 of 652	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	366 of 652	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	393 of 657	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	371 of 676	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	578 of 665	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	289 of 314	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	466 of 661	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	438 of 650	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	447 of 659	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	389 of 659	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	437 of 658	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	440 of 656	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	445 of 592	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	566 of 593	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Editing and Mechanics54%+6 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

Writing32%-3 vs state

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	409	22	18.4	55.5%	352 (86.1%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	42.3	403^rd of 684 public elementary schools	41.1%		39.9	434^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.6%	31	40.0	36.0	41.0		42.0	55.0	51.0		30.0	32.0	32.0	54.0	$13,622	$1,102	$11,551
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	399	24	16.5	53.1%	372 (93.2%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	20.9	569^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.8%		22.6	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%	15	17.0	31.0	35.0		37.0	30.0	35.0		30.0		23.0	44.0	$14,012	$1,205	$11,830
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17.0	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	58	263^rd of 684 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.9	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%	88	46.0	58.0	42.0		48.0	47.0	61.0		36.0	52.0	37.0	58.0	$14,437	$1,548	$11,906
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 US Hwy 27 N	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7114	292	18	16.1	61.6%	255 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	27.5	523^rd of 684 public elementary schools	23.5%		40	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%	92	33.0	47.0	44.0		38.0	43.0	42.0		21.0		16.0	26.0	$16,686	$1,761	$13,896
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 Bypass Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2106	453	32	14.3	56.1%	367 (81.0%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	25	538^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.3%		19.3	575^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.1%	37	21.0	26.0	27.0		36.0	44.0	39.0		32.0	10.0	31.0	55.0	$16,930	$1,693	$15,237
Paris Elementary School	Public	K-5	1481 S Main St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2166	346	19	18.2	74.3%	185 (53.5%)	65 (18.8%)	53 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	13.5	623^rd of 684 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.2	626^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.6%	3		31.0	31.0		26.0	37.0	31.0		23.0	6.0	18.0	27.0	$16,241	$1,259	$12,043
Bourbon Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Bethlehem Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2195	459	32	14.5	68.0%	336 (73.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	29.3	504^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.5	523^rd of 685 public elementary schools	23.6%	19	30.0	39.0	28.0		45.0	46.0	43.0		28.0	23.0	30.0	41.0	$16,677	$1,623	$15,054
Nicholas County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 School Drive	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 289-3785	645	36	17.6	66.2%	596 (92.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	15.5	607^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.5	581^st of 685 public elementary schools	15.2%	26	35.0	20.0	21.0	22.0	39.0	38.0	36.0	41.0	24.0	11.0	18.0	33.0	$16,352	$2,697	$10,875
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0	—	453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	69.8	175^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.4%		66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%	30	41.0	44.0	58.0		56.0	61.0	66.0		50.0	38.0	50.0	78.0	$19,788	$983	$12,559
Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	414	29	14.1	58.0%	350 (84.5%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	70.2	171^st of 684 public elementary schools	75.0%		54.7	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%	127	65.0	42.0	55.0		71.0	56.0	58.0		43.0	53.0	44.0	55.0	$20,474	$1,103	$14,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison County Middle School
High : Harrison County High School

Is Southside Elementary School a good school?

Southside Elementary School ranks 403^rd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary School?

Students at Southside Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Southside Elementary School in?

Harrison County

How many students attend Southside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Southside Elementary School.

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