Southside Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cleveland, Texas · Cleveland ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Southside Elementary School serves 1,016 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cleveland (Liberty County). It is one of 11 schools in Cleveland ISD. By enrollment it is the 93rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 68.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cleveland ISD |
| County | Liberty County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481437000929 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cleveland ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,016 | 12,513 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.1% | 92.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Southside Elementary School in context
Size
Southside Elementary School is the 5th largest of Cleveland ISD's 6 elementary schools; its 1,016 students are 8.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8 miles away with a median enrollment of 785; Southside Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 162 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 107, against an average of 145 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (158 against 136). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 107 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87.3% here and 86.9% across Cleveland ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.8% across Cleveland ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 68.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,016 students, Southside Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,016 students would have about 68.6 teachers, so Southside Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Southside Elementary School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Eastside Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other elementary schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.3% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 107 |
| Kindergarten | 136 |
| Grade 1 | 144 |
| Grade 2 | 148 |
| Grade 3 | 161 |
| Grade 4 | 162 |
| Grade 5 | 158 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
303 Fort Worth, Cleveland, TX 77327
Phone: (281)592-0594
Website: sse.clevelandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southside Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary School | Cleveland ISD | 1.2 mi | 867 | 13.6 | 91.8% |
| Northside Elementary School | Cleveland ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,073 | 13.8 | 88.8% |
| Tarkington Elementary School | Tarkington ISD | 7.7 mi | 738 | 14.7 | 56.9% |
| Tarkington Early Childhood School | Tarkington ISD | 7.9 mi | 214 | 18.6 | 70.6% |
| Greenleaf Elementary School | Splendora ISD | 8.2 mi | 689 | 14.5 | 54.6% |
| Peach Creek Elementary School | Splendora ISD | 8.3 mi | 692 | 14.9 | 52.7% |
| Piney Woods Elementary School | Splendora ISD | 9.0 mi | 832 | 17.4 | 47.2% |
| Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 9.5 mi | 895 | 17.1 | 95% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cleveland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland High School | High | 9–12 | 3,627 |
| Cleveland Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,446 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,023 |
| Disciplinary Alternative Education Program | Other | 3–12 | 126 |
| Eastside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 867 |
| Frederick a Douglass Learning Academy | High | 9–12 | 129 |
| Northside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,073 |
| Pine Burr Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,017 |
| Santa Fe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,072 |
| Santa Fe Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,117 |