South Side High School

Summary:

South Side High School is a public high school in Jackson, Tennessee, serving around 810 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Madison County school district, which is ranked 128 out of 139 districts in the state.

Academically, South Side High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments often less than half the state average. For example, in 2023-2024, only 8.7% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Biology I, compared to 13.4% in the Madison County district and 36.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students. While nearby schools in the Madison County district also struggle, some schools outside the district, like Humboldt Junior/Senior High School, South Gibson County High School, and Chester County High School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and rankings.

The contrast between South Side High School and the high-performing Madison Academic Magnet High School, also within the Madison County district, highlights the potential impact of targeted educational programs and resources. South Side High School has also seen a slight decline in enrollment and a shift in its racial composition, with a decrease in the percentage of African American students and an increase in the percentage of White students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 84 Harts Bridge RD
       Jackson, TN  38301


(731) 422-9923

District: Madison County

SchoolDigger Rank:
318th of 392 Tennessee High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,258 Help


Feeder schools for South Side High School:

Elementary:    Denmark Elementary
    South Elementary
Middle:    West-Bemis Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  773

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.0%
African American:
39.8%
Hispanic:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.7% Help


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Compare Details South Side High School ranks worse than 81.1% of high schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked high schools in the Madison County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.06. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at South Side High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (45%), African American (39.8%), Hispanic (8.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Side High School is 11.5, which is the lowest among 6 high schools in the Madison County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Side High School is $13,258, which is the 3rd highest among 6 high schools in the Madison County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Side High School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Side High School 318th of 392 Tennessee public high schools. (See South Side High School in the ranking list.)

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Madison County:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison County 129th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Side High School

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Rank History for all students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 49.38 165th 267 38.2%
2011 60.67 118th 273 56.8%
2012 63.58 114th 269 57.6%
2013 38.77 229th 285 19.6%
2014 44.61 195th 296 34.1%
2015 51.10 182nd 300 39.3%
2016 37.12 240th 351 31.6%
2017 27.88 208th 273 23.8%
2018 36.70 222nd 341 34.9%
2019 29.72 256th 342 25.1%
2021 14.33 307th 347 11.5%
2022 20.95 292nd 358 18.4%
2023 18.47 324th 384 15.6%
2024 22.06 318th 392 18.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.64 86th 159 45.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.54 221st 308 28.2%
2019 22.55 261st 302 13.6%
2021 14.81 291st 317 8.2%
2022 19.34 277th 322 14.0%
2023 15.74 303rd 330 8.2%
2024 35.47 222nd 337 34.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.69 248th 337 26.4%
2021 14.83 298th 340 12.4%
2022 22.46 285th 350 18.6%
2023 22.57 302nd 366 17.5%
2024 25.21 282nd 365 22.7%
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Rank History for Male students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.22 254th 329 22.8%
2021 14.03 303rd 332 8.7%
2022 20.79 288th 349 17.5%
2023 14.27 322nd 359 10.3%
2024 18.62 310th 366 15.3%
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Rank History for African American students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.88 104th 199 47.7%
2019 32.23 122nd 187 34.8%
2021 16.51 191st 208 8.2%
2022 17.94 194th 222 12.6%
2023 18.90 204th 239 14.6%
2024 19.58 202nd 240 15.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.66 135th 159 15.1%
2019 57.97 42nd 153 72.5%
2021 22.03 150th 180 16.7%
2022 15.01 177th 189 6.3%
2023 25.61 159th 202 21.3%
2024 43.25 101st 209 51.7%
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Rank History for White students at South Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.32 112th 307 63.5%
2019 41.95 157th 301 47.8%
2021 17.49 286th 306 6.5%
2022 27.88 245th 312 21.5%
2023 23.26 274th 325 15.7%
2024 28.92 251st 326 23.0%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

South Side High School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for South Side High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 483 111 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 594
1989 497 103 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 600
1990 454 95 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1991 469 99 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1992 462 97 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1993 591 398 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 992
1994 586 378 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 965
1995 575 371 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1996 575 371 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1997 580 391 1 2 0 n/a n/a -29 945
1998 466 455 4 3 0 n/a n/a 2 930
1999 536 406 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 946
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 993 993
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 946 946
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 850 850
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 850 850
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 815 815
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 866 866
2006 481 363 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 851
2007 503 418 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 933
2008 469 381 5 12 3 n/a n/a 0 870
2009 455 377 2 12 5 n/a n/a 0 851
2010 425 346 2 19 4 n/a n/a 0 796
2011 462 316 3 15 2 1 3 0 802
2012 476 310 3 22 1 1 0 0 813
2013 459 285 3 32 2 1 2 0 784
2014 436 266 1 42 1 0 3 0 749
2015 426 276 0 37 1 0 6 0 746
2016 411 302 0 40 3 0 9 0 765
2017 428 436 1 42 2 1 9 0 919
2018 401 415 3 46 2 2 9 0 878
2019 380 420 4 57 1 0 16 0 878
2020 362 458 5 78 0 0 24 0 927
2021 392 432 6 81 0 0 30 0 941
2022 390 347 6 70 1 0 33 0 847
2023 389 315 6 65 1 0 34 0 810
2024 348 308 6 65 1 0 45 0 773

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Side High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 594 27.0 22.0 n/a
1989 600 27.0 22.2 n/a
1990 549 27.0 20.3 n/a
1991 569 27.0 21.0 n/a
1992 560 27.0 20.7 n/a
1993 992 27.0 36.7 n/a
1994 965 61.0 15.8 n/a
1995 949 66.0 14.4 n/a
1996 949 66.0 14.4 n/a
1997 945 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 930 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 946 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 993 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 946 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 850 n/a n/a n/a
2003 850 n/a n/a n/a
2004 815 n/a n/a n/a
2005 866 n/a n/a n/a
2006 851 50.0 17.0 n/a
2007 933 57.0 16.4 44.4
2008 870 55.0 15.8 50.3
2009 851 59.0 14.4 52.6
2010 796 61.0 13.0 57
2011 802 62.0 12.9 61.7
2012 813 60.5 13.4 59.8
2013 784 59.5 13.1 68.1
2014 749 60.8 12.3 67.3
2015 746 57.0 13.0 69
2016 765 55.0 13.9 60.7
2017 919 61.4 14.9 n/a
2018 878 64.4 13.6 n/a
2019 878 62.9 13.9 n/a
2020 927 65.7 14.1 n/a
2021 941 62.2 15.1 n/a
2022 847 66.5 12.7 n/a
2023 810 59.6 13.5 n/a
2024 773 66.8 11.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Side High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 594 27.0 22.0 n/a
1989 600 27.0 22.2 n/a
1990 549 27.0 20.3 n/a
1991 569 27.0 21.0 n/a
1992 560 27.0 20.7 n/a
1993 992 27.0 36.7 n/a
1994 965 61.0 15.8 n/a
1995 949 66.0 14.4 n/a
1996 949 66.0 14.4 n/a
1997 945 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 930 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 946 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 993 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 946 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 850 n/a n/a n/a
2003 850 n/a n/a n/a
2004 815 n/a n/a n/a
2005 866 n/a n/a n/a
2006 851 50.0 17.0 n/a
2007 933 57.0 16.4 44.4
2008 870 55.0 15.8 50.3
2009 851 59.0 14.4 52.6
2010 796 61.0 13.0 57
2011 802 62.0 12.9 61.7
2012 813 60.5 13.4 59.8
2013 784 59.5 13.1 68.1
2014 749 60.8 12.3 67.3
2015 746 57.0 13.0 69
2016 765 55.0 13.9 60.7
2017 919 61.4 14.9 n/a
2018 878 64.4 13.6 n/a
2019 878 62.9 13.9 n/a
2020 927 65.7 14.1 n/a
2021 941 62.2 15.1 n/a
2022 847 66.5 12.7 n/a
2023 810 59.6 13.5 n/a
2024 773 66.8 11.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for South Side High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $776 (7.4%) $8,853 (83.9%) $10,557
2020 $648 (6.6%) $8,514 (86.7%) $9,820
2021 $1,479 (14.0%) $8,636 (81.8%) $10,552
2022 $1,439 (13.0%) $9,043 (81.7%) $11,065
2023 $2,294 (17.3%) $10,339 (78.0%) $13,258

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Side High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 256th of 342 High schoolsRanks 324th of 384 High schools
 9.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Algebra I (South Side High School)23.718.1
 5.6%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Madison County)11.68.9
 2.7%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)21.817.8
 4%
9th Grade English I (South Side High School)14.417.9
 3.5%
   9th Grade English I (Madison County)17.722.2
 4.5%
   9th Grade English I (Tennessee)33.336
 2.7%
9th Grade English II (South Side High School)10.57.7
 2.8%
   9th Grade English II (Madison County)9.85.2
 4.6%
   9th Grade English II (Tennessee)18.624.4
 5.8%
10th Grade US History (South Side High School)17.210.3
 6.9%
   10th Grade US History (Madison County)12.26.1
 6.1%
   10th Grade US History (Tennessee)15.325.5
 10.2%
10th Grade English II (South Side High School)2627.8
 1.8%
   10th Grade English II (Madison County)33.831.2
 2.6%
   10th Grade English II (Tennessee)4450.7
 6.7%
10th Grade Geometry (South Side High School)16.712.3
 4.4%
   10th Grade Geometry (Madison County)18.915.4
 3.5%
   10th Grade Geometry (Tennessee)28.223.8
 4.4%
11th Grade Algebra II (South Side High School)17.87.6
 10.2%
   11th Grade Algebra II (Madison County)13.710.6
 3.1%
   11th Grade Algebra II (Tennessee)17.716.8
 0.9%
11th Grade US History (South Side High School)19.610.9
 8.7%
   11th Grade US History (Madison County)15.320.2
 4.9%
   11th Grade US History (Tennessee)29.639.7
 10.1%
12th Grade US History (South Side High School)21.420
 1.4%
   12th Grade US History (Madison County)10.812.2
 1.4%
   12th Grade US History (Tennessee)27.835.4
 7.6%
All Grades Algebra I (South Side High School)20.815.7
 5.1%
   All Grades Algebra I (Madison County)13.210.9
 2.3%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.423.2
 4.2%
All Grades Algebra II (South Side High School)14.76.3
 8.4%
   All Grades Algebra II (Madison County)17.711.7
 6%
   All Grades Algebra II (Tennessee)27.425.6
 1.8%
All Grades US History (South Side High School)19.18.1
 11%
   All Grades US History (Madison County)14.717.5
 2.8%
   All Grades US History (Tennessee)28.638.5
 9.9%
All Grades English I (South Side High School)13.717.7
 4%
   All Grades English I (Madison County)17.221.7
 4.5%
   All Grades English I (Tennessee)32.735.4
 2.7%
All Grades English II (South Side High School)24.326
 1.7%
   All Grades English II (Madison County)31.829.3
 2.5%
   All Grades English II (Tennessee)42.749.4
 6.7%
All Grades Geometry (South Side High School)12.310.3
 2%
   All Grades Geometry (Madison County)17.215.3
 1.9%
   All Grades Geometry (Tennessee)33.928.6
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students878810
 7.7%
African American420315
 25%
American Indian11
Asian46
 50%
Hispanic5765
 14%
Pacific Islander00
White380389
 2.4%
Two or More Races1634
 112.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Side High School

South Side High School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Tennessee high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 773 students attended South Side High School.

South Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denmark Elementary
Elementary : South Elementary
Middle : West-Bemis Middle School

Students at South Side High School are 45% White, 40% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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