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Southside Elementary

Q: Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks 507 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Southside Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shelby County West Middle School High : Martha Layne Collins High School

Public Grades K-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shelbyville, Kentucky, serving 417 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 125 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 499 and 666 out of around 700 schools. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a 0-star rating in 2020-2021. Academically, Southside Elementary underperforms compared to the Shelby County and Kentucky averages in proficiency rates for mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, Southside Elementary had 38% proficiency in 3rd grade math, compared to 41% for Shelby County and 43% for Kentucky. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Southside Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.6% to 28.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.11% to 61.23% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In comparison, nearby schools such as Heritage Elementary, Simpsonville Elementary, and Marnel C. Moorman School generally outperform Southside Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger.

412

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,749

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

728 Ginkgo Dr
Shelbyville, KY 40065

(502) 633-4460

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shelby County West Middle School
High:	Martha Layne Collins High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Editing and Mechanics scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg44%

507^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

125^th of 157Shelby 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
2025	29.1	507 of 685	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	549 of 685	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	555 of 687	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	596 of 684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	499 of 517	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	666 of 700	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	613 of 691	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	660 of 694	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	592 of 690	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	561 of 698	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.1	405 of 705	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	348 of 719	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.4	539 of 713	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	383 of 688	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.1	532 of 683	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	554 of 658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	611 of 651	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	622 of 638	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	185 of 185	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.2	396 of 474	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	357 of 445	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	39.0	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	497 of 648	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	505 of 644	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	578 of 639	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	597 of 641	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	643 of 671	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	567 of 663	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	121 of 135	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	119 of 120	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	114 of 114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	146 of 152	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	143 of 153	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	546 of 672	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	577 of 670	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	656 of 667	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	636 of 664	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	594 of 631	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	478 of 653	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	535 of 652	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	476 of 652	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	557 of 657	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	644 of 676	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	604 of 665	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	6.0	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	265 of 279	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	638 of 661	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	319 of 659	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	417 of 659	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	468 of 658	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	496 of 656	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	243 of 337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	548 of 592	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	474 of 593	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)52nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Writing37%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

Social Studies30%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, July 21, 2011

My daughter attended preschool there and the school is very outdated, bathrooms are dirty, and the over all appearance of the school is disgusting. I am trying to get her into a different school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, April 27, 2009

Southside Elementary School is a good school and they have really nice teachers!!! The last time I was there was when I played Basketball and that was when I was in 7th grade I think!!! I really like working with the Southside Tigers!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Southside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Ginkgo Dr	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-4460	412	26	16.0	63.6%	195 (47.3%)	27 (6.6%)	149 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	29.1	507^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.0%		23.3	549^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.9%	42	38.0	37.0	28.0				33.0	45.0	43.0				31.0		37.0		30.0		25.0		$13,749	$1,101	$321	$1,423	$10,215	$2,112	$12,327
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	279 Chapel Hill Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-3452	425	30	14.1	46.8%	221 (52.0%)	29 (6.8%)	133 (31.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	17.9	584^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.7%		8.1	650^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.1%	66	32.0	25.0	30.0				30.0	32.0	37.0				27.0		19.0		24.0		33.0		$15,364	$1,116	$485	$1,602	$10,820	$2,942	$13,763
Painted Stone Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-4505	458	33	13.7	49.6%	264 (57.6%)	32 (7.0%)	131 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	13.7	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%		11.5	622^nd of 685 public elementary schools	9.2%	1	19.0	22.0	22.0				32.0	31.0	36.0						23.0		22.0		29.0		$14,433	$1,074	$286	$1,360	$10,475	$2,598	$13,073
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-5222	489	31	15.6	46.6%	326 (66.7%)	19 (3.9%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28.2	515^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.8%		33.3	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%	44	36.0	39.0	37.0				37.0	39.0	41.0				21.0		31.0		23.0		43.0		$14,411	$857	$412	$1,270	$10,360	$2,782	$13,142
Marnel C. Moorman School	Public	K-8	501 Discovery Boulevard	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-0204	803	48	16.5	43.1%	407 (50.7%)	72 (9.0%)	254 (31.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	18.8	578^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.8	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%	5	25.0	27.0	32.0	38.0	49.0	31.0	27.0	27.0	34.0	49.0	51.0	39.0	20.0	37.0	29.0	34.0	21.0	34.0	31.0	43.0	$12,016	$636	$325	$962	$9,284	$1,770	$11,054
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	441	24	18.3	30.4%	320 (72.6%)	10 (2.3%)	78 (17.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	72.9	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.2	141^st of 685 public elementary schools	79.4%	13	64.0	59.0	47.0				70.0	57.0	61.0				51.0		51.0		40.0		51.0		$13,704	$980	$295	$1,275	$10,018	$2,411	$12,429
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	8300 Frankfort Rd	Waddy	40076	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 829-5242	387	24	16.0	41.6%	321 (82.9%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	79.3	111^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.8%		68.3	182^nd of 685 public elementary schools	73.4%	71	75.0	50.0	80.0				59.0	53.0	67.0				42.0		47.0		67.0		73.0		$13,825	$748	$315	$1,064	$10,629	$2,132	$12,762
Eminence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	455	30	15.0	42.4%	344 (75.6%)	20 (4.4%)	52 (11.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	31.1	496^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.6%		11	625^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.8%	129	46.0	29.0	38.0				49.0	33.0	41.0				29.0		22.0		24.0		43.0		$13,384	$702	$625	$1,327	$8,108	$1,984	$10,093
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Highview Ave.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3339	661	43	15.4	52.6%	603 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	41.8	415^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.4%		36.5	448^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.6%	33	46.0	46.0	44.0				42.0	46.0	44.0				31.0		40.0		31.0		39.0		$12,345	$902	$241	$1,113	$9,422	$1,810	$11,232
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 E Hwy 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3521	594	35	16.9	21.4%	493 (83.0%)	17 (2.9%)	29 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	79.4	110^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.9%		66.1	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%	94	51.0	63.0	61.0				63.0	69.0	71.0				51.0		44.0		50.0		60.0		$14,444	$608	$88	$695	$9,648	$1,789	$11,634

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shelby County West Middle School
High : Martha Layne Collins High School

What district is Southside Elementary in?

Shelby County

Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks 507^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Southside Elementary.

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