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Enrollment
1,568
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001105
South Hills High
645 South Barranca St., West Covina, CA 91723 · (626) 974-6220 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,568 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public high schools
- B+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.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
977 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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 | 418 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 355 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 406 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 389 | 25% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
33.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.9% | 33.7% | 17.4% | 15.1% |
| Math | 9.8% | 24.0% | 27.3% | 38.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 64.4% | 27.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 28.8% |
| 2018-19 | 69.7% | 35.6% |
| 2017-18 | 67.1% | 34.4% |
| 2016-17 | 64.6% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 35.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for California 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 California'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 South Hills High
South Hills High's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hills High this school | 1,568 | 62.3% | 47.3% |
| William C. Overfelt High San Jose | 1,363 | 62.7% | 25.4% |
| Piner High Santa Rosa | 1,434 | 64.4% | 27.1% |
| Sonora High La Habra | 1,779 | 66.5% | 54.1% |
| La Mirada High La Mirada | 1,726 | 57.0% | 55.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln High San Jose | 1,590 | 56.2% | 35.7% |
Matched among California 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 South Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #365 of 1,052 | #80 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #367 of 1,056 ▲ 47 | #86 of 229 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #296 of 1,056 ▲ 141 | #62 of 229 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #365 of 1,044 | #106 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,568 | #532 of 2,093 | #104 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #862 of 1,352 | #255 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #930 of 1,351 | #173 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #1,005 of 1,575 | #313 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #689 of 802 | #204 of 227 |
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
1,568
-78 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,208
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 1,568 | 71.2 | 22.0:1 | 62% (977) |
| 2023-24 | 1,624 | 68.1 | 23.9:1 | 61% (990) |
| 2022-23 | 1,640 | 66.1 | 24.8:1 | 53% (871) |
| 2020-21 | 1,646 | 68 | 24.2:1 | 56% (927) |
| 2017-18 | 1,624 | 69.3 | 23.4:1 | 53% (867) |
| 2015-16 | 1,702 | 69 | 24.7:1 | 59% (1,005) |
| 2010-11 | 2,020 | N/A | N/A | 38% (758) |
| 2000-01 | 1,560 | 69 | 22.6:1 | 19% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 1,208 | 49 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,624 to 1,568); teachers up 3% (69.3 to 71.2).
About South Hills High
Students in West Covina, California, attend South Hills High, a large high school. The student body numbers 1,568 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Across its 17 schools, Covina-Valley Unified enrolls 11,028 students. South Hills High is one of those schools.
Most students at South Hills High are Hispanic: 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 6% White, and 3% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, South Hills High comes in at 34%.
Federal staffing data show 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Hills High and a ratio of 22.0:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 62% of students.
Measured against California public high schools, South Hills High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with South Hills High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 43.0%. South Hills High scores 47.3%, 4.2 points above that line.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The nearest public school is Mesa Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. South Hills High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, South Hills High ranks 4th on proficiency.
South Hills High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,568, 5% below the 1,646 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 22.0:1, from 24.2:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covina-Valley Unified
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Traweek MiddleMiddle · 614 students
Other schools in West Covina
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- San Jose Charter AcademyElementary · 1,255 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
- Telesis Academy of Science & MathElementary · 621 students
Other South Hills High schools
One other US public school is named South Hills High. South Hills High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- South Hills High SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 1,846 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Elementary0.3 mi · 753
- Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina0.9 mi · 264
- Barranca Elementary1.0 mi · 529
- Hollencrest Middle1.2 mi · 737
- Vine Elementary1.3 mi · 346
- Sierra Vista Middle1.5 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About South Hills HighHow large is South Hills High?
South Hills High enrolls approximately 1,568 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Hills High serve?
South Hills High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Hills High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Hills High is approximately 22.0:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Hills High?
At South Hills High, the student body is approximately 6% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is South Hills High public or private?
South Hills High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covina-Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.