Southside in the News
Heritage Elementary Earns Gold Star Recognition from Children at Risk
Congratulations to Mrs. Elise Puente and the entire Heritage Elementary team for earning a Gold Star rating and being recognized as one of the top elementary campuses in San Antonio by Children at Risk! This prestigious distinction highlights campuses demonstrating exceptional performance and commitment to student success — and Heritage is proudly among them. The […]
KSAT 12 Scholar Athlete of the Week: Maverick Vela of Southside High School
Congratulations to KSAT 12 Scholar Athlete of the Week: Maverick Vela of Southside High School! Way to represent Cardinal Nation. To read the full article, click here.
Southside ISD Recognized Again in Education Week for Excellence in Dual Language and Reading
Southside ISD is proud to be recognized nationally for excellence in teaching and learning! Education Week recently highlighted our dual language and reading programs, and invited our own Melissa Martinez and Alejandra Ramirez to speak on a national panel about supporting English learners. This honor reflects the hard work of our teachers, staff, and students […]
Southside ISD Featured in Education Week for Dual Language & Reading Success
We’re proud to share that Southside ISD was recently featured in Education Week for our dual language and reading programs, including our work with the Science of Reading! You can read the full article here. Thank you to the dedication of our staff, the support of our parents, and the leadership of our Board of […]
Students in Southside ISD head back to the classrooms for the new school year
SAN ANTONIO — Per KENS5: Author: Earl Stoudemire: More than 5,500 students have their lunch packed up and their backpacks ready to go for the first day of school in Southside ISD, and nearly 1,000 teachers are in the district ready to help the students succeed. Parents need to be up bright and early because the doors […]
Matthey Middle School Brings Home the National BBQ Championship
SAN ANTONIO – The Matthey Middle School BBQ team has been crowned national champions. The team showed off some of their award-winning barbeque Monday morning as their classmates returned for the first day of school. Early this summer the students were announced as the National BBQ Champions for 2025 in the Scheels National BBQ Competition […]
TPR: How San Antonio’s Southside ISD improved student test scores during the pandemic
At Southside Independent School District’s Pearce Elementary, fifth graders sat in pairs for an interactive science on the environment just a few days before the end of the school year. Their teacher, Emily Castor, draws sticks from a cup to choose students to ask questions. “Lucy,” Castor called. “How can deforestation affect the animals’ population?” […]
Emarld Aguirre: Southside Freshman Claims Athlete of the Week After Sweeping District Titles
Congratulations to Southside High School freshman Emarald Aguirre for being named the San Antonio Express-News Athlete of the Week! Emarald delivered an outstanding performance at the District 27/28-5A Area Championships, claiming first place in all three of her events: the 800-meter run (2:22.68), the 1,600-meter run (5:27.10), and the 3,200-meter run (11:40.18). An incredible achievement—way […]
‘For transparency purposes’: Southside, SCUC and Southwest ISDs release A-F scores
‘Completely different’ District officials presented Southside ISD’s projected letter grades at its Aug. 20 board meeting, a week after a judge blocked Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath from releasing the scores as planned. The growing district of some 5,500 students expects a B on this year’s rankings, the same grade it received in 2022 but […]
Thousands of Southside ISD students are getting free school supply kits
SAN ANTONIO – Thousands of students with Southside ISD will be receiving donations of school supply kits. The district’s TEXAS YES Project will be donating school supply kits to all kindergarten through fifth-grade students within the district. Each school supply kit will include the following items: colored pencils, crayons, notebook paper, a spiral notebook, a […]