Southside Elementary

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Hollister, California·95023
Score
65.4/100
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#383
Among 1,107 California K-8 schools
#3
In Hollister
Top 35%
In California

Score 65.4/100: better than 65% of California K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
50%
Similar California schools ≈ 46%, better than 62% of them
169 students tested
Math
41%
Similar California schools ≈ 37%, better than 66% of them
169 students tested
Science
32%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 60% of them
53 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA30.333
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA42.326
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA53.926
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA7225
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA59.432
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA44.427
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA49.7169
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math39.433
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math5026
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math26.926
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math4825
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math43.832
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math37.027
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math40.8169
ScienceGrade 5CAST30.826
ScienceGrade 8CAST33.327
ScienceAll gradesCAST32.153

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
236
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
236
Typical K-8 school: 419
Free or reduced-price lunch
51%
Typical K-8 school: 66%

District and location

School district
City
San Benito County

Contact

Address
4991 Southside Rd.
Hollister, CA 95023

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Southside Elementary at a glance

Southside Elementary is a public K-8 school in Hollister, California, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Southside Elementary school district. It has about 236 students (a typical California K-8 school has 419). About 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 66% at a typical California K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 50% in English language arts (similar schools: 46%) and 41% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California K-8 schools, it scores 65.4 out of 100: better than 65% of them, ranking #383 of 1,107. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.