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Southside Independent School District, Texas

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Southside Independent School District
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Bexar County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Rolando Ramirez
# of school board members: 7
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The Southside Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Rolando Ramirez is the superintendent of the Southside Independent School District. Ramirez was appointed superintendent in March 2020. Ramirez's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent at Valley View Independent School District in Hidalgo County, Texas.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Mark E. Eads was the superintendent of the Southside Independent School District. Eads was appointed superintendent on May 9, 2016. Eads' previous career experience includes working as a teacher, education specialist, and school administrator.[1]

School board

The Southside Independent School District school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large by position.[2]

Elections

See also: Southside Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in May to overlapping four-year terms.

Three seats on the board were scheduled to be up for general election on May 3, 2025, but the election was canceled because every seat was unopposed. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.[3]

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Southside Independent School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,957,000 $2,495 16%
Local: $26,501,000 $4,737 31%
State: $44,234,000 $7,906 52%
Total: $84,692,000 $15,137
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $74,697,000 $13,350
Total Current Expenditures: $68,387,000 $12,222
Instructional Expenditures: $36,502,000 $6,524 49%
Student and Staff Support: $7,164,000 $1,280 10%
Administration: $10,049,000 $1,796 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,672,000 $2,622 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,283,000 $408
Construction: $852,000 $152
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $153,000 $27
Interest on Debt: $3,481,000 $622


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2022-2023[6] $38,000 $55,625
2020[7] $56,135 $75,717

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 PS 11-19 16 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 31 <50 20-29 30 PS 21-39 35-39
2017-2018 29 <50 20-29 29 40-59 30-34
2016-2017 63 >=50 50-59 63 >=50 60-64
2015-2016 54 >=50 40-49 54 PS >=50 55-59
2014-2015 57 >=50 60-69 56 PS >=50 55-59
2013-2014 62 >=50 60-79 62 PS <50 60-64
2012-2013 68 >=50 >=80 68 >=50 70-74
2011-2012 77 PS 60-79 77 <50 80-84
2010-2011 78 >=50 80-89 78 PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 <50 20-29 24 PS >=50 30-34
2018-2019 27 <50 20-29 27 PS 40-59 30-34
2017-2018 28 <50 30-39 28 40-59 30-34
2016-2017 55 >=50 50-59 55 >=50 55-59
2015-2016 54 >=50 45-49 54 PS 40-59 53
2014-2015 59 >=50 50-59 59 PS 60-79 60-64
2013-2014 62 >=50 60-69 62 PS <50 60-64
2012-2013 72 >=50 80-89 71 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 87 PS >=80 86 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 87 >=50 80-89 86 PS 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 88 PS >=50 89 PS 80-89
2017-2018 89 PS >=50 90 80-89
2016-2017 89 PS PS 90 PS 60-79
2015-2016 91 PS 92 PS >=80
2014-2015 92 PS PS 90-94 PS >=80
2013-2014 88 PS 85-89 PS >=80
2012-2013 92 PS PS 90-94 PS >=90
2011-2012 86 PS PS 85-89 PS 60-79
2010-2011 83 PS PS 80-84 PS 70-79


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 5,965 7.5
2021-2022 5,520 -1.4
2020-2021 5,595 -3.3
2019-2020 5,781 2.0
2018-2019 5,663 0.2
2017-2018 5,654 -1.0
2016-2017 5,713 2.2
2015-2016 5,587 4.5
2014-2015 5,335 3.4
2013-2014 5,153 0.5
2012-2013 5,128 -1.2
2011-2012 5,187 -2.6
2010-2011 5,320 2.0
2009-2010 5,216 2.1
2008-2009 5,107 2.2
2007-2008 4,993 1.8
2006-2007 4,903 1.0
2005-2006 4,853 0.2
2004-2005 4,841 3.4
2003-2004 4,676 -0.9
2002-2003 4,720 1.4
2001-2002 4,652 1.2
2000-2001 4,596 7.5
1999-2000 4,252 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Southside Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 5.1
Black 1.0 12.8
Hispanic 91.3 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.5 3.0
White 6.8 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Southside Independent School District had 381.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.64.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 24.40
Kindergarten: 15.25
Elementary: 133.61
Secondary: 166.15
Total: 381.33

Southside Independent School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 36.74 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 48.50
School Administrators: 36.74
School Administrative Support: 33.70
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 121.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.54
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 1.43
Student Support Services: 47.75
Other Support Services: 288.56


Schools

The Southside Independent School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bexar Co J J A E P29-10
Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center935PK-KG
Freedom El5621-5
Heritage El4851-5
Julian C Gallardo El5441-5
Julius L Matthey Middle6046-8
Losoya Middle6516-8
Southside Alter Ctr313-12
Southside H S1,6859-12
W M Pearce Pri4661-5

Contact information

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Southside Independent School District
1460 Martinez Losoya Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78221
Phone: 210-882-1600


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Antonio Express-News, "Southside ISD delays bond election, names finalist for superintendent job," March 30, 2020
  2. ↑ Southside Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed April 2, 2021
  3. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Sharon T Cardenas, Southside Independent School District," February 25, 2025
  4. ↑ Southside Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed April 2, 2021
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Southside Independent School District, "2022-2023 Compensation Plan," accessed February 6, 2024
  7. ↑ Southside Independent School District, "2020-2021 Compensation Plan," accessed April 2, 2021
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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