South Side El Sch

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Regular School · Harrisburg, PA

South Side El Sch is a regular school school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades KG–05 with 603 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

603

Teachers (FTE)

46.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	176	29%
Asian	136	23%
Hispanic/Latino	128	21%
White	82	14%
Two or more races	80	13%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	603	305M / 298F

English Language Learners: 177 (29% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -17pp	37.0%	344
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -15.6pp	54.6%	340
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	129

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

120

19.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	603	100%

Contact & Location

4525 Union Deposit Rd

Harrisburg, PA 17111

Phone: (717)657-3204

District

Central Dauphin SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,143

District enrollment: 12,393

Other Schools in District

Chambers Hill El Sch Elementary
Lawnton El Sch Elementary
Linglestown El Sch Elementary
Middle Paxton El Sch Elementary
Mountain View El Sch Elementary
North Side El Sch Elementary
Paxtang El Sch Elementary
Paxtonia El Sch Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 17111) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

420540001780

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD