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Enrollment
2,053
High
DISTRICT 1,107 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050633000373
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
4100 GARY ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72903 · (479) 646-7371 · Sebastian County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,053 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
191 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
991 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 528 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 510 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 563 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 444 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 0% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.1%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,053 | 48.3% | 36.8% |
| GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL GENTRY | 565 | 50.1% | 36.5% |
| SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER SILOAM SPRINGS | 1,475 | 52.6% | 34.4% |
| VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 1,232 | 57.9% | 31.4% |
| FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 2,588 | 35.6% | 41.1% |
| BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL BRYANT | 2,369 | 48.4% | 25.4% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #61 of 272 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #71 of 280 ▼ 15 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,053 | #12 of 310 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #174 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #12 of 246 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #209 of 273 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.6% | #13 of 105 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,053
+695 (+51%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,315
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,053 | 190.9 | 10.8:1 | 48% (991) |
| 2023-24 | 1,970 | 191.9 | 10.3:1 | 47% (929) |
| 2022-23 | 1,956 | 185.9 | 10.5:1 | 47% (928) |
| 2020-21 | 1,358 | 158 | 8.6:1 | 44% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 1,537 | 111.6 | 13.8:1 | 25% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 1,577 | 106 | 14.9:1 | 40% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 1,547 | 98 | 15.8:1 | 34% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 1,483 | 101 | 14.7:1 | 6% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 1,315 | 77 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a public high-enrollment high school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas. Its enrollment is 2,053 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 510.
In FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT, 27 schools enroll a combined 14,164 students.
The largest group at SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 52%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 7% Black. Sebastian County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL lists 190.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 1.9 students per teacher. About 48% of students at SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sebastian County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
Among Arkansas public high schools, SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.8% actual, 41.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
The county, Sebastian County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $57,790 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Sebastian County has 44 public schools with about 20,239 students, including SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
RAYMOND F. ORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 1,358 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 2,053. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.6:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
The SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,231 students
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 711 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 582 students
Other schools in FORT SMITH
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,231 students
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 711 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 582 students
Other Southside High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Southside High. SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Southside High SchoolYoungsville, LA · 1,833 students
- Southside High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,772 students
- Southside HighGreenville, SC · 1,075 students
- Southside High SchoolSouthside, AL · 825 students
- Southside HighChocowinity, NC · 410 students
Nearby schools
- RAYMOND F. ORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 235
- BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 287
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 582
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 801
- CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 172
- BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,053 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.