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Southside Elementary

Q: Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,016 students attended Southside Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cleveland Middle High : Cleveland High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary in Cleveland, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 1,016 students within the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant academic challenges and serves a community with very high economic need, as over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its Spanish-language instruction. On the STAAR Spanish Reading exam, Southside's 3rd-grade proficiency rate (48.75%) dramatically outperformed both the district average (29.36%) and the state average (28.3%), suggesting its bilingual program is highly effective. However, the school struggles significantly in Mathematics, with 3rd-grade math proficiency (23.91%) being less than half the state average (44.33%), and Spanish-language math has recorded 0% proficiency for the last two years. A bright spot is the Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 35th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to the school's overall 8th percentile ranking. Interestingly, Eastside Elementary, located just over a mile away in the same district and serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves significantly better results, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency nearly double Southside's. This suggests that school-level factors like leadership and teaching quality could be key areas for improvement.

Compared to nearby districts, the challenges at Southside are more acute. Schools in the Splendora Independent School District (Isd) and Tarkington Independent School District (Isd) consistently outperform Cleveland ISD schools by a wide margin. For example, Piney Woods Elementary (Splendora ISD) achieved 58.24% proficiency in 4th-grade math, double Southside's 29.11%. This performance gap correlates with lower poverty rates in those districts. On a positive note, Southside's Special Education program has shown an upward trend, jumping from the 3rd to the 17th percentile in recent years, indicating that recent interventions may be helping. For parents, this school offers a strong bilingual program and targeted support for gifted students, but faces significant hurdles in math and overall academic achievement.

1,016

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,984

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Fort Worth
Cleveland, TX 77327

(281) 592-0594

District: Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cleveland Middle
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

8.6%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Texas avg50%

4,237^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

914^th of 951Cleveland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	4237 of 4627	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	4418 of 4651	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4212 of 4710	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4244 of 4647	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4012 of 4581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4022 of 4578	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4132 of 4479	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	2397 of 2406	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	3132 of 4461	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	3133 of 4331	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2956 of 4295	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	1493 of 1643	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	2792 of 2918	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	3312 of 3668	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3261 of 3556	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2676 of 3487	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	2754 of 3446	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	2895 of 3333	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	4403 of 4575	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	3674 of 3744	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4475 of 4658	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4349 of 4588	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	3952 of 4561	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4076 of 4499	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	4198 of 4348	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	2003 of 3075	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.8	2471 of 2619	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2787 of 2980	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2803 of 2958	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	2752 of 3006	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	3052 of 3184	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	3895 of 4413	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	3494 of 3644	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4155 of 4465	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4037 of 4401	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3710 of 4376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3804 of 4329	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	3919 of 4188	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3901 of 4520	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	3473 of 3705	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4131 of 4594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3989 of 4521	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3620 of 4477	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3745 of 4451	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3755 of 4309	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	3824 of 4582	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	3474 of 3739	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4085 of 4647	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3944 of 4585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4044 of 4563	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3867 of 4498	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3764 of 4357	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.1	977 of 1004	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	3771 of 4301	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	2948 of 3549	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4165 of 4292	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	3825 of 4086	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3089 of 3952	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3022 of 3799	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2503 of 3684	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	2960 of 3006	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	2360 of 2612	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2919 of 3108	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2834 of 3106	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	2814 of 3082	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2839 of 3142	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile+26 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Fort Worth	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-0594	1,016	68	14.8	94.1%	87 (8.6%)	28 (2.8%)	887 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	16	4237^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.9	4418^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%	181	48.8	23.3	38.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.3	33.7	44.8	23.9	29.1	25.2	$9,984
Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Shell St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-0125	867	64	13.6	91.8%	96 (11.1%)	38 (4.4%)	716 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	30.1	3422^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.0%		17.7	4152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.7%	730	20.6	25.0	17.5				57.3	27.7	48.4	40.6	23.8	29.9	$11,714
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Northside Blvd	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-4628	1,073	78	13.7	88.8%	226 (21.1%)	86 (8.0%)	709 (66.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	16.9	4193^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.7	4495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	302	14.0	22.9	21.4			0.0	32.7	25.0	51.5	22.2	28.5	26.1	$10,272
Tarkington Elementary	Public	1-5	2770 Fm 163	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Tarkington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-6134	738	50	14.6	56.9%	573 (77.6%)	6 (0.8%)	129 (17.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	19.2	4092^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	11.6%		31	3370^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	722							30.2	42.9	37.5	24.0	37.4	22.8	$7,697
Tarkington Early Childhood School	Public	PK-K	2770 Fm 163	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Tarkington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-7736	214	12	18.6	70.6%	147 (68.7%)	3 (1.4%)	59 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)													$11,598
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	26275 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8020	689	47	14.5	54.6%	311 (45.1%)	24 (3.5%)	332 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.9%)	31.1	3361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.8	3510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	149	0.0			40.0			35.5	35.4	40.0	27.1	55.6	43.6	$8,983
Peach Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14455 Cox St	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-3114	692	47	14.8	52.7%	307 (44.4%)	4 (0.6%)	363 (52.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	18.1	4148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		19.6	4048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%	100							29.6	28.9	48.8	26.4	25.6	33.9	$9,103
Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23395 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-3073	832	48	17.3	47.2%	379 (45.6%)	48 (5.8%)	388 (46.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	41	2659^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.5%		24.5	3760^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.2%	1101							38.7	40.0	52.8	38.7	58.2	41.0	$8,870
Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1954 Rd 5714	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	895	52	17.0	95.0%	15 (1.7%)	18 (2.0%)	847 (94.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	9.5	4501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	4600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%	99							22.9	23.5	23.8	23.5	23.1	29.9	$10,673
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7499 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	1,072	66	16.1	97.5%	53 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	998 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16	4241^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.3	4471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%	230	39.0	27.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.1	25.0	37.6	31.3	29.5	20.8	$10,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Elementary

Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle
High : Cleveland High School

What district is Southside Elementary in?

Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,016 students attended Southside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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