Southside Junior High School
70 Scott Drive, Southside, AR 72501
Schola Grade C · Average
Percentiles compare this school with other Arkansas middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southside Junior High School
Southside Junior High School is a charter middle school in Southside, Arkansas, serving grades 7–9. It is part of SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence). The school is located in a rural area in Independence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 427 students were enrolled, with about 11.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Arkansas middle school (13.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 198 Arkansas middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–9
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 427 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence)
- County
- Independence County
- NCES school ID
- 051254001702
Schools near Southside Junior High School
All 4 schools in Southside →School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.