Summary:
Southside Academy is the only school in the Southside Academy area, serving about 177 students in grades K–8 at 1400 Oak Hill Ave in Youngstown, Ohio. Although it is labeled an Elementary school, it covers the full K–8 span, so families have a single school for both the elementary and middle years.
Results in 2025–26 split sharply by grade level. The early grades are the clear strength: 4th Grade ELA was 83.3% proficient versus 61.8% statewide, 4th Grade Math was 83.3% versus 67.3%, and 3rd Grade Math was 81.8% versus 62.1%. The upper grades look very different. In 2025–26, 5th Grade Science was 0% versus 62.7% statewide, 8th Grade Science 5.6% versus 61.2%, 8th Grade Math 0% versus 52.0%, 7th Grade ELA 28.6% versus 62.7%, and 7th Grade Math 21.4% versus 48.6%. The prior year showed the same pattern, including 0% proficient in 8th Grade Science and 8th Grade ELA in 2024–25. Science stands out as the most persistent academic concern, and no scores are hidden — the 0% figures are exact.
Chronic absenteeism was 59.4% in 2025–26, meaning roughly three in five students missed enough school to be chronically absent, which is a significant headwind for the middle grades. The student-teacher ratio was 17.7:1, and per-student spending was $9,046 in 2018–19, which is dated; free/reduced lunch data is not available. Rank history shows volatility rather than steady growth: 63rd percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24, 31st percentile and 2 stars in 2024–25, then 38th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26. A separate district profile line lists the school at 1 star and 20th percentile, which is a different ranking context and not directly comparable. With only 177 students, each grade has few test-takers, so percentages can swing widely from year to year.
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