Elementary · Virginia

Southside Elementary

Free meals for all

Southside Elementary, a public elementary school in Blairs, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 428 students, 13.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.

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: 428
Teachers (FTE): 33.0
Students per teacher: 13.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 66% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pittsylvania County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 440 East Witt Rd, Blairs, VA 24527
Phone: (434)836-0006
City or town: Blairs
County: Pittsylvania County

Quality of life in Blairs Schools in Blairs

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Twin Springs ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	618	15.1	3.0 mi
Kentuck ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	478	14.1	4.5 mi
G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	571	15.0	5.1 mi
Woodberry Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	377	12.2	6.1 mi
Forest Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	200	11.8	8.0 mi
Park Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	361	12.0	8.2 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).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 510294001224