South Hills Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Fort Worth ISD
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

670

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

South Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Fort Worth ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 670 students. 83.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,445, which is $6,558 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortworthisd.org

Address

3009 Bilglade Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76133-1618

Office phone number

(817) 814-5800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in South Hills Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

670

African American

19 (2.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.4%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

595 (88.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 64.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

46 (6.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

88.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.9%

Two or more races

1.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

83.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

87.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

47.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

83.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

87.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

47.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

42.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

42.8%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

10.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Fort Worth ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

48.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 35%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Fort Worth ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.7

African American

2 (4.7%)

Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

16.8 (39.3%)

Fort Worth ISD: 25%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.9 (56%)

Fort Worth ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

29.8 (69.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.8 (29.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.1 (0.3%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.7

Fort Worth ISD: 14.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,445

Fort Worth ISD: $65,389

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,957

Fort Worth ISD: $59,238

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,727

Fort Worth ISD: $60,487

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,572

Fort Worth ISD: $62,573

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,471

Fort Worth ISD: $66,828

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,414

Fort Worth ISD: $71,671

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: $88,793

Statewide: $71,111

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