Community News/Events

TEA Confirms Southside ISD Ranks Among San Antonio Region’s Best Public School Districts

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District rankings released by the Texas Education Agency show Southside ISD is now among the region’s best performing traditional public school districts in the San Antonio Region. Southside ISD has an official score of 88 or a B-rating on the TEA’s A through F ratings system. Southside ISD now ranks among the area’s top five school districts.

SCHOOL DISTRICT             RATING

  1. Boerne ISD                      94
  2. Alamo Heights ISD          91
  3. Somerset ISD                  90
  4. Northeast ISD                  89
  5. Southside ISD                88
  6. Southwest ISD                 86
  7. San Antonio ISD              85
  8. Northside ISD                  84
  9. Harlandale ISD                83
  10. Harmony ISD                   83
  11. Floresville ISD                 83
  12. Judson ISD                      81
  13. Uvalde ISD                      80
  14. South San ISD                72
  15. Edgewood ISD                70
  16. East Central ISD             68
  17. Seguin ISD                      67

The TEA also reported that Southside ISD’s Heritage Elementary is one of just two campuses in the entire state of Texas to soar from an F-rated campus to an A-rated school. “It’s just incredible to have a 36-point gain from a 59 to a 95 is unheard of. There are only two campuses in the state of Texas to do that; Heritage Elementary being one of them,” said Southside ISD Superintendent Mr. Rolando Ramirez. “They’ve just done an amazing job. They’ve taken it a step further and have shown our other campuses that anything is possible. Students were held to those high expectations and because of that, they were able to attain that A-rating.” All of Southside ISD’s other campuses taking the state assessment tests were elevated to B-ratings including Southside High School, Matthey Middle School, Losoya Middle School, Freedom Elementary, Pearce Elementary, and Gallardo Elementary.

Back-to-School Bash/Movie Night Wed. Aug. 3rd

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Southside ISD is hosting its annual Back-to-School Bash on Wednesday, August 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Southside High School Cafeteria and Gym at  19190 US-281 . The event brings the community together for an evening of family fun to kick off the 2022-2023 school year. In addition to a wide variety of activities and games, there will be school supplies, student health services, and more – provided free of charge to the Southside ISD students. Following the Back to School Bash be sure to stay for Summer Movie Nights Featuring Disney’s Encanto beginning at 8:00 p.m. Stay until the end of the movie for a chance to win a $500 gift card from HEB along with other fun prizes.  Popcorn is donated from CityBase Cinema Entertainment, and the event is hosted by SISD and the SISD Education Foundation and sponsored by Amerigroup and HEB.  

This event features:

  • New Student Registration
  • FREE Covid Vaccines (Moderna & Pfizer)
  • NO COST Immunizations
  • FREE hotdogs
  • FREE school supplies (while supplies last)
  • FREE t-shirts (while supplies last)
  • Kona Ice (while supplies last)
  • Inscripcion para Clases de Ingles/English as a Second Language)
  • Booths and family resources available for all ages.

*FREE items are limited while supplies last.

New Southside Tradition: Lighting of the S Unites the Cardinal Community

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The Southside ISD’s first Lighting of the S celebration turned into a large-scale and successful community event. Student groups from every campus marched in a parade that wound its way into Southside Stadium. Family and friends filled the home-side and cheered on the students. For their part, students waved to the cheering crowd and soaked up the excitement. The entire purpose of the Lighting of the S and parade was to showcase our students, highlight their accolades, and bring in the community. “Everyone from students, staff, and the community thoroughly enjoyed this event,” said Superintendent Mr. Rolando Ramirez. The night ended when the Southside High School Senior Class of 2022 took to the field and watched the S light up while the Mighty Cardinal Band played the Alma Mater. “One faculty member told me this should have happened years ago,” said Mr. Ramirez. The Lighting of the S is on the books to become an annual tradition at Southside ISD.  Click here to see pictures.