Southside Middle School

Summary:

Southside Middle School is a public middle school located in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving around 750 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Manchester School District, which is ranked 157 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southside Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in New Hampshire, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 17% of Southside students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 41% statewide and 19% in the Manchester School District. The school's academic performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and African American students, who rank in the bottom 3-4 middle schools in the state. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's persistent underperformance suggests that it may be facing systemic challenges that are not being adequately addressed.

Southside Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to the surrounding schools, with a higher percentage of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. However, this diversity is not reflected in the school's academic performance, as the school ranks in the bottom 3-4 middle schools in the state for these student subgroups. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.05% to 50.53% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Middle School At Parkside (60.72%), Hillside Middle School (50.27%), and Henry J. McLaughlin Junior Middle School (49.24%). This suggests that Southside Middle School may be facing unique or more pronounced challenges compared to other schools in the district.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 300 South Jewett St.
       Manchester, NH  03103-3898


(603) 624-6359

District: Manchester School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
124th of 130 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,064 Help


Students who attend Southside Middle School usually attend:

High:    Manchester Memorial High School
    Manchester School of Technology (High School)

Feeder schools for Southside Middle School:

Elementary:    Bakersville School
    Beech Street School
    Highland-Goffes Falls School
    Jewett School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.5 Help
Number of students:  741

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.4%
Hispanic:
29.4%
African American:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.5% Help


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Compare Details Southside Middle School ranks worse than 95.4% of middle schools in New Hampshire. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Manchester School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.4%), Hispanic (29.4%), African American (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southside Middle School is 9.5, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Manchester School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southside Middle School is $14,064. 2 middle schools in the Manchester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southside Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southside Middle School 124th of 130 New Hampshire public middle schools. (See Southside Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Manchester School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Manchester School District 157th of 163 New Hampshire school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southside Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 8.93 119th 126 5.6%
2007 3.13 125th 125 0.0%
2008 3.20 128th 129 0.8%
2009 5.43 122nd 127 3.9%
2010 7.14 125th 127 1.6%
2011 9.77 121st 128 5.5%
2012 10.59 125th 131 4.6%
2013 6.50 126th 131 3.8%
2014 5.32 128th 132 3.0%
2015 7.31 102nd 107 4.7%
2016 3.83 132nd 134 1.5%
2017 5.08 122nd 125 2.4%
2018 2.63 131st 131 0.0%
2019 4.07 128th 128 0.0%
2021 7.21 124th 125 0.8%
2022 7.14 128th 130 1.5%
2023 7.66 131st 134 2.2%
2024 9.60 124th 130 4.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.42 6th 8 25.0%
2019 14.14 11th 11 0.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.63 6th 7 14.3%
2023 17.39 3rd 3 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.79 44th 47 6.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.08 1st 2 50.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.96 116th 116 0.0%
2019 3.51 114th 114 0.0%
2021 9.29 112th 113 0.9%
2022 7.85 112th 115 2.6%
2023 9.39 109th 114 4.4%
2024 9.53 105th 110 4.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.40 114th 114 0.0%
2019 6.90 111th 113 1.8%
2021 6.99 116th 116 0.0%
2022 8.33 115th 117 1.7%
2023 7.98 113th 117 3.4%
2024 12.47 107th 113 5.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.34 16th 16 0.0%
2024 47.95 5th 10 50.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.38 4th 5 20.0%
2019 38.01 4th 6 33.3%
2021 27.22 3rd 3 0.0%
2022 22.37 4th 5 20.0%
2023 37.08 3rd 3 0.0%
2024 40.42 3rd 4 25.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.14 15th 16 6.3%
2019 24.22 13th 18 27.8%
2021 20.81 11th 12 8.3%
2023 14.44 18th 18 0.0%
2024 17.84 14th 16 12.5%
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Rank History for White students at Southside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.85 129th 129 0.0%
2019 4.36 126th 126 0.0%
2021 11.44 117th 123 4.9%
2022 12.36 119th 129 7.8%
2023 12.96 123rd 132 6.8%
2024 13.82 115th 128 10.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Hampshire 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.

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Open Quote Your info on this site is out dated. I called the school because I wanted to know the student teacher ratio. I was told class rooms were 28-34 children per teacher. Your site says 13. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Southside Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 724 6 10 19 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1992 727 7 5 20 1 n/a n/a 0 760
1993 753 11 6 21 3 n/a n/a 0 794
1994 775 10 7 11 1 n/a n/a 0 804
1995 736 17 9 17 3 n/a n/a 0 782
1996 736 17 9 17 3 n/a n/a 0 782
1997 762 17 6 29 0 n/a n/a 0 814
1998 834 13 12 25 1 n/a n/a 0 885
1999 841 9 10 19 3 n/a n/a 0 882
2000 981 20 16 38 5 n/a n/a 0 1060
2001 878 31 19 60 5 n/a n/a 0 993
2002 884 37 28 80 10 n/a n/a 0 1039
2003 884 37 28 80 10 n/a n/a 0 1039
2004 843 47 25 85 10 n/a n/a 0 1010
2005 763 59 13 118 5 n/a n/a 0 958
2006 748 60 11 113 4 n/a n/a 0 936
2007 707 64 14 134 3 n/a n/a 0 922
2008 695 65 18 140 6 n/a n/a 0 924
2009 668 67 27 146 6 n/a n/a 0 914
2010 649 79 28 157 5 0 0 0 918
2011 560 84 33 143 6 0 35 0 861
2012 520 81 32 139 5 0 43 0 820
2013 498 70 29 132 4 0 46 0 779
2014 488 66 33 161 6 0 59 0 813
2015 500 67 41 151 3 2 58 0 822
2016 482 74 48 163 4 2 61 0 834
2017 441 73 43 165 1 1 57 0 781
2018 392 77 42 204 2 1 51 0 769
2019 388 68 39 192 3 0 51 0 741
2020 363 62 37 184 4 1 40 0 691
2021 383 57 29 168 3 1 46 0 687
2022 454 73 47 240 2 0 37 0 853
2023 378 74 39 218 2 0 39 0 750
2024 359 69 38 218 1 0 56 0 741

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 Southside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 759 52.0 14.5 11.7
1992 760 53.0 14.3 11.4
1993 794 54.0 14.7 13.6
1994 804 55.0 14.6 15.2
1995 782 55.0 14.2 14.8
1996 782 55.0 14.2 14.8
1997 814 53.0 15.4 15.7
1998 885 55.0 16.1 13.2
1999 882 56.0 15.8 13.4
2000 1060 66.0 16.1 22.5
2001 993 67.0 14.8 26.6
2002 1039 66.0 15.7 30.7
2003 1039 66.0 15.7 30.7
2004 1010 67.0 15.1 34.7
2005 958 69.0 13.9 39.2
2006 936 69.0 13.6 35.7
2007 922 68.0 13.6 40.7
2008 924 47.0 19.7 40.5
2009 914 64.0 14.3 46
2010 918 62.0 14.8 45.4
2011 861 65.0 13.2 53.1
2012 820 65.0 12.6 51.8
2013 779 57.0 13.6 54.6
2014 813 56.0 14.5 57.4
2015 822 54.0 15.2 58.5
2016 834 59.0 14.1 59.6
2017 781 60.5 12.9 57.6
2018 769 64.5 11.9 61.1
2019 741 63.5 11.6 62.5
2020 691 67.4 10.2 55.1
2021 687 64.5 10.6 41
2022 853 81.0 10.5 41.6
2023 750 82.5 9.0 50.5
2024 741 77.5 9.5 47.5

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 Southside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 759 52.0 14.5 11.7
1992 760 53.0 14.3 11.4
1993 794 54.0 14.7 13.6
1994 804 55.0 14.6 15.2
1995 782 55.0 14.2 14.8
1996 782 55.0 14.2 14.8
1997 814 53.0 15.4 15.7
1998 885 55.0 16.1 13.2
1999 882 56.0 15.8 13.4
2000 1060 66.0 16.1 22.5
2001 993 67.0 14.8 26.6
2002 1039 66.0 15.7 30.7
2003 1039 66.0 15.7 30.7
2004 1010 67.0 15.1 34.7
2005 958 69.0 13.9 39.2
2006 936 69.0 13.6 35.7
2007 922 68.0 13.6 40.7
2008 924 47.0 19.7 40.5
2009 914 64.0 14.3 46
2010 918 62.0 14.8 45.4
2011 861 65.0 13.2 53.1
2012 820 65.0 12.6 51.8
2013 779 57.0 13.6 54.6
2014 813 56.0 14.5 57.4
2015 822 54.0 15.2 58.5
2016 834 59.0 14.1 59.6
2017 781 60.5 12.9 57.6
2018 769 64.5 11.9 61.1
2019 741 63.5 11.6 62.5
2020 691 67.4 10.2 55.1
2021 687 64.5 10.6 41
2022 853 81.0 10.5 41.6
2023 750 82.5 9.0 50.5
2024 741 77.5 9.5 47.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Southside Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,064

Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southside Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 128th of 128 Middle schoolsRanks 131st of 134 Middle schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Southside Middle School)2021
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Manchester School District)2615
 11%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4742
 5%
6th Grade Reading (Southside Middle School)3332
 1%
   6th Grade Reading (Manchester School District)3326
 7%
   6th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5653
 3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Southside Middle School)1516
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Manchester School District)1816
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4739
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Southside Middle School)3131
   7th Grade Reading (Manchester School District)3329
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5654
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Southside Middle School)1613
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Manchester School District)2113
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4535
 10%
8th Grade Reading (Southside Middle School)2228
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Manchester School District)2829
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5351
 2%
All Grades Mathematics (Southside Middle School)1716
 1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Manchester School District)2419
 5%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire)4842
 6%
All Grades Reading (Southside Middle School)2830
 2%
   All Grades Reading (Manchester School District)3428
 6%
   All Grades Reading (New Hampshire)5652
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students741750
 1.2%
African American6874
 8.8%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian3939
Hispanic192218
 13.5%
Pacific Islander00
White388378
 2.6%
Two or More Races5139
 23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.5%50.5%
 11.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Middle School

Students at Southside Middle School are 48% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 741 students attended Southside Middle School.

Students who attend Southside Middle School usually go on to attend Manchester Memorial High School

Southside Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New Hampshire middle schools.


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

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