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Enrollment
1,846
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970008026
South Hills High School
6101 MCCART, FORT WORTH, TX 76133 · (817) 814-7000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,846 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 Texas public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 536 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 479 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 428 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 403 | 22% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
27.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 27 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 50.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 14.0% | 52.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like South Hills High School
South Hills High School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hills High School this school | 1,846 | 90.5% | 33.8% |
| Chavez High School HOUSTON | 1,857 | 92.4% | 42.3% |
| Highlands High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,478 | 88.6% | 30.7% |
| Trimble Technical High School FORT WORTH | 1,924 | 89.3% | 39.3% |
| W T White High School DALLAS | 2,204 | 90.0% | 40.0% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,424 | 89.2% | 39.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,275 of 1,385 | #58 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,347 of 1,425 ▼ 36 | #71 of 76 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,404 of 1,425 ▼ 89 | #72 of 76 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,058 of 1,184 | #63 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,846 | #371 of 2,107 | #29 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #922 of 1,344 | #46 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #1,077 of 1,346 | #79 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #173 of 1,522 | #10 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #176 of 557 | #10 of 35 |
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
1,846
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+52% since 2000-01, when it was 1,212
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,846 | 115.1 | 16.0:1 | 90% (1,670) |
| 2023-24 | 1,876 | 119.5 | 15.7:1 | 87% (1,630) |
| 2022-23 | 1,880 | 113.3 | 16.6:1 | 90% (1,699) |
| 2020-21 | 1,858 | 124 | 15.0:1 | 92% (1,707) |
| 2017-18 | 2,152 | 122.4 | 17.6:1 | 81% (1,736) |
| 2015-16 | 2,055 | 119 | 17.3:1 | 75% (1,542) |
| 2010-11 | 1,436 | 90 | 16.0:1 | 75% (1,079) |
| 2000-01 | 1,212 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 50% (604) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (2,152 to 1,846); teachers down 6% (122.4 to 115.1).
About South Hills High School
In FORT WORTH, Texas, part of Tarrant County, South Hills High School is a high school. The school had 1,846 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 132% larger than that.
FORT WORTH ISD enrolls 70,612 students in 136 schools, including South Hills High School.
The large majority of students at South Hills High School, 87%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. South Hills High School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
South Hills High School operates with 115.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 90% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 27 points.
The allk12 Grade for South Hills High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.1%.
Federal survey data for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. South Hills High School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The closest public school, Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth, is about 0.4 miles from South Hills High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.4%; South Hills High School's is 33.8%, ranking 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, South Hills High School is City: Large.
Enrollment went from 1,858 in 2020-21 to 1,846 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 16.0:1 over the same years.
The South Hills High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Benbrook Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other South Hills High schools
One other US public school is named South Hills High. South Hills High School is the largest of the 2.
- South Hills HighWest Covina, CA · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth0.4 mi · 1,232
- Westcreek Elementary School0.4 mi · 388
- Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek0.7 mi · 240
- Greenbriar Elementary School1.0 mi · 468
- IDEA Edgecliff Academy1.0 mi · 708
- IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory1.0 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About South Hills High SchoolHow many students attend South Hills High School?
South Hills High School enrolls approximately 1,846 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Hills High School serve?
South Hills High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at South Hills High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at South Hills High School.
What is the student diversity at South Hills High School?
Student demographics at South Hills High School are roughly 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Hills High School in?
South Hills High School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.