SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S

Located at 3601 S MARSALIS AVE, in DALLAS, Texas, SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S is a roomy senior high that works with 1,560 students (grades 9 through 12), part of DALLAS ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 96% larger than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S lists that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 38% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 47.6%, a residual of +15.7 points.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: CLARA OLIVER EL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 30.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S's enrollment has climbed 30% since 2018, when it stood at 1,204 (now 1,560). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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