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What's the state of after-school transportation at SOUTH HILLS H S?
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Enrollment
1,846
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970008026
SOUTH HILLS H S
6101 MCCART, FORT WORTH, TX 76133 · (817) 814-7000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,846 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,670 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,846
-306 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
87%
was 83%
% Black
7%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTH HILLS H S
Located at 6101 MCCART, in FORT WORTH, Texas, SOUTH HILLS H S is a sizable secondary school that instructs 1,846 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by FORT WORTH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 132% larger than typical.
FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; SOUTH HILLS H S is among them.
Looking at the student body, SOUTH HILLS H S shows that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, SOUTH HILLS H S records 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, SOUTH HILLS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 35.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which SOUTH HILLS H S is one.
The closest other public school is HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY- FORT WORTH, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTH HILLS H S comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.
SOUTH HILLS H S operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. SOUTH HILLS H S's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 2,152 (now 1,846). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 12% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
On allk12, members of the SOUTH HILLS H S community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
- BENBROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,478 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY- FORT WORTH0.4 mi · 1,232
- WESTCREEK EL0.4 mi · 388
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - FORT WORTH WESTCREEK0.7 mi · 240
- GREENBRIAR EL1.0 mi · 468
- IDEA EDGECLIFF ACADEMY1.0 mi · 708
- IDEA EDGECLIFF COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.0 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH HILLS H SHow many students attend SOUTH HILLS H S?
SOUTH HILLS H S enrolls approximately 1,846 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SOUTH HILLS H S serve?
SOUTH HILLS H S serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH HILLS H S?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at SOUTH HILLS H S.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH HILLS H S?
Student demographics at SOUTH HILLS H S are roughly 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH HILLS H S in?
SOUTH HILLS H S is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.