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Southside Elementary

Q: Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks 594 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-7

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary is a K-7 public school serving 208 students in Shelton, WA, as part of the Southside School District, and it stands out for its strong science program and effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While the school's overall state ranking is near the middle, its performance in key subjects tells a more positive story: students excel in science, scoring nearly 10 points above the state average, and also perform above the state average in math. The school is particularly effective in its upper grades, with sixth and seventh graders showing strong proficiency. Compared to other local schools with similar student populations, like Evergreen Elementary School or Mountain View Elementary in the Shelton School District, Southside achieves notably stronger academic results.

Southside Elementary has seen its performance stabilize in recent years after a period of decline. An interesting point for parents is that the school appears to use its resources effectively, achieving these solid results with a per-student spending rate that is lower than some neighboring schools with weaker outcomes, such as Hood Canal Elementary School. This suggests that specific practices at Southside are making a meaningful difference for students, especially in challenging subjects like science and middle-grade math.

208

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,996

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 SE Collier Rd
Shelton, WA 98584

(360) 426-8437

District: Southside School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

Elementary school

594^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

178^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 247Southside School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	594 of 1160	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	647 of 1168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	608 of 1169	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	621 of 1169	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	553 of 1107	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	746 of 1130	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	604 of 1054	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	510 of 1056	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	435 of 1053	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.0	278 of 1067	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	47.3	633 of 1106	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	743 of 1097	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.8	922 of 1092	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	793 of 1088	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	832 of 1072	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	795 of 1067	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	871 of 1069	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	898 of 1051	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	817 of 1031	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	705 of 1026	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	554 of 1092	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	767 of 1093	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	624 of 1094	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	475 of 1100	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	384 of 1008	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	595 of 1068	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	331 of 1004	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	394 of 1013	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	173 of 1024	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	354 of 1013	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	598 of 1019	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	481 of 854	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	462 of 979	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	511 of 835	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	574 of 1098	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	469 of 1099	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	518 of 1099	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	729 of 1113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	801 of 1075	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	815 of 999	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	644 of 1007	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	673 of 1009	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	717 of 1011	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	693 of 1031	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	661 of 943	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	845 of 1027	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	726 of 833	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	178 of 534	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	198 of 535	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	213 of 539	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	212 of 541	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	302 of 529	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	301 of 512	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	234 of 437	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.5	166 of 435	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	86.7	46 of 443	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	46 of 445	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	39.8	319 of 498	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	271 of 497	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.9	335 of 492	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	272 of 483	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.4	396 of 476	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	350 of 466	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	387 of 463	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	315 of 449	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	76.2	86 of 425	79.8%	★★★★☆
2004	54.5	194 of 421	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	144 of 471	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	177 of 464	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.9	79 of 479	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	132 of 469	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	150 of 452	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	119 of 455	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.7	274 of 475	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	239 of 458	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	197 of 472	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	205 of 488	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	320 of 486	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	322 of 488	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	338 of 488	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	389 of 480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	307 of 470	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+10 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Math45%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southside Elementary	Public	K-7	161 SE Collier Rd	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Southside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8437	208	14	14.4	44.7%	140 (67.3%)	2 (1.0%)	41 (19.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	46.9	594^th of 1160 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.9	647^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.6%	53	59.1		59.1	32.1	43.6	50.0	50.0	60.0		46.0	46.4	43.6	40.9	53.6	40.0		45.3	83.9	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	87.1	90.3	87.1	87.1	87.1	$19,996	$1,324	$18,672
Bordeaux Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 E. University Ave.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-3253	528	36	14.7	69.3%	261 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	213 (40.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	42.2	655^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.5%		44.9	622^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	46.7%	33				52.1	47.6					50.3	50.4	30.1					42.0	88.8	90.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	88.8	92.9	92.9	88.8	88.8	$18,268	$1,194	$17,075
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 W. Franklin St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8281	378	30	12.6	81.7%	114 (30.2%)	4 (1.1%)	242 (64.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	4.6	1142^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.6	1160^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.7%	18				23.4	19.1					21.4	11.8	10.3					11.1	80.0	85.9	87.1	87.1	87.1	83.5	89.4	85.9	83.5	83.5	$18,849	$1,194	$17,656
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	534 E. "K" St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8564	671	45	14.9	68.3%	309 (46.1%)	10 (1.5%)	307 (45.8%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	19.7	972^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	16.2%		33.1	779^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.3%	193				34.2	42.2					38.0	29.5	23.5					26.6	84.3	91.2	90.2	90.2	90.2	91.2	91.2	85.3	91.2	91.2	$16,872	$1,194	$15,679
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Spencer Lake Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Pioneer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 427-2737	482	32	15.2	67.0%	318 (66.0%)	10 (2.1%)	112 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	10.7	1079^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.7	1082^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	7.4%	3	28.9		28.9	23.6	28.0	35.7				29.0	31.1	18.2	13.4				21.3	92.1	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	92.1	93.4	93.4	93.4	$22,302	$2,107	$20,195
Griffin School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 33rd Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Griffin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 866-2515	585	33	17.6	31.5%	418 (71.5%)	7 (1.2%)	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.3%)	73	287^th of 1160 public elementary schools	75.3%		65.3	379^th of 1168 public elementary schools	67.6%	92	64.1	71.4	67.5	64.6	76.2	59.4	55.6	69.4	72.2	65.8	63.1	58.7	44.4	56.9	48.4	63.6	55.8	83.1	83.1	88.1	88.1	88.1	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	$20,271	$385	$19,886
Boston Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Zangle Rd NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6200	178	11	16.7	18.0%	117 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.1%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)	79.8	212^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.7%		81.2	208^th of 1168 public elementary schools	82.2%	4	61.5		61.5	65.7	77.3	64.1				67.7	62.9	81.8	53.9				63.5	75.0	79.2	91.7	91.7	91.7	83.3	79.2	91.7	83.3	83.3	$17,412	$256	$17,155
Hood Canal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N State Route 106	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Hood Canal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 877-5463	337	24	13.9	75.4%	152 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	67 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	15.7	1018^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.1	1054^th of 1168 public elementary schools	9.8%	36	38.5	50.0	43.3	40.0	38.9	30.8	16.7	50.0	50.0	38.0	30.0	22.2	12.8		34.5	22.2	22.3	84.9	87.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	87.9	93.9	90.9	87.9	87.9	$24,899	$1,966	$22,933
Grapeview Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	822 E Mason Benson Rd	Grapeview	98546	Mason County	Grapeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-4921	224	15	15.1	50.0%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	51.5	543^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	53.2%		49.7	566^th of 1168 public elementary schools	51.5%	23	50.0	56.0	52.8	45.8	47.6	46.4	58.3	40.9	56.0	49.3	37.5	66.7	35.7	54.2	22.7	56.0	45.1	87.5	87.5	95.8	95.8	95.8	87.5	91.7	91.7	87.5	87.5	$18,232	$1,015	$17,217
Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 Road Sixty Five NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7400	412	28	14.6	53.6%	195 (47.3%)	25 (6.1%)	82 (19.9%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	59 (14.3%)	42.2	657^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.4%		44.1	633^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	45.8%	24	56.0		56.0	40.3	44.4	50.0				45.3	38.7	57.1	32.0				42.0	90.2	90.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.2	98.0	90.2	90.2	90.2	$19,621	$852	$18,769

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Is Southside Elementary a good school?

Southside Elementary ranks 594^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary?

Students at Southside Elementary are 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Southside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Southside Elementary.

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