Elementary · Arkansas

South Side Elementary School

Free meals for all

South Side Elementary School, a public elementary school in Bee Branch, Arkansas: grades pre-k–6, 269 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren).

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 269
Teachers (FTE): 19.6
Students per teacher: 13.7
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Arkansas

Median 15.9 · 516 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in Arkansas

Median 416 · 516 schools compared

Smaller than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren)

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren).

Location

Address: 334 Southside Road, Bee Branch, AR 72013
Phone: (501)654-2200
County: Van Buren County

Website Quality of life in Van Buren County Schools in Van Buren County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Guy-Perkins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	247	14.1	8.1 mi
Quitman Elementary School	Pre-K–5	432	15.5	10.0 mi
Nemo Vista Elementary School	Pre-K–5	274	14.9	10.7 mi
Clinton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	553	14.6	11.4 mi
Greenbrier Westside Elementary	Pre-K–5	552	18.6	14.2 mi
Greenbrier Eastside Elementary	Pre-K–5	481	16.9	14.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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