South Hills High School
- High school in Fort Worth ISD
- Fort Worth, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Total students
1,876
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
92.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 90%
South Hills High School is a high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Fort Worth ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,876 students. 83% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 40% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 92.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at South Hills High School was 876 for 2020-2021 graduates.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,673, which is $6,786 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Website
Address
6101 MccartFort Worth, TX 76133-3317
Office phone number
Principal
- Rodrigo Durbin
- carlos.ayala@fwisd.org
- (817) 814-7000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in South Hills High 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
1,876
African American
131 (7%)
Fort Worth ISD: 20.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.1%)
Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
16 (0.9%)
Fort Worth ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
1,652 (88.1%)
Fort Worth ISD: 64.8%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
61 (3.3%)
Fort Worth ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
14 (0.7%)
Fort Worth ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2.9%
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 %
Fort Worth ISD: 77.3%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
91.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 85.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
41.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
40 %
Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
13.2 %
Fort Worth ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
9.1 %
Fort Worth ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
C
Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Fort Worth ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
C
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.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
92.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 90%
African American
89.2 %
Fort Worth ISD: 81.4%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
N/A
Fort Worth ISD: 80%
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 94.6%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
93.4 %
Fort Worth ISD: 86.7%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
75 %
Fort Worth ISD: 86.9%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 78.6%
Statewide: 90.8%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
2.7 %
Fort Worth ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
3.4 %
Fort Worth ISD: 6%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
Fort Worth ISD: 2%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.6 %
Fort Worth ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
5.3 %
Fort Worth ISD: 4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
0 %
Fort Worth ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 2%
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
22.7 %
Fort Worth ISD: 24.4%
Statewide: 15%
African American
26.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 35%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 34.5%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
23.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
22.2 %
Fort Worth ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 9.3%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
22.8 %
Fort Worth ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
29.4 %
Fort Worth ISD: 29.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.
All students
20.7 %
Fort Worth ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
15.3 %
Fort Worth ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
N/A
Fort Worth ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
20 %
Fort Worth ISD: 36.7%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
20.8 %
Fort Worth ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
33.3 %
Fort Worth ISD: 42.9%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
28.6 %
Fort Worth ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 23.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
12.4 %
Fort Worth ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
9.1 %
Fort Worth ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Fort Worth ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
12.3 %
Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Fort Worth ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
12.5 %
Fort Worth ISD: 46.2%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 60.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
876
Fort Worth ISD: 906
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Fort Worth ISD: 23.3
Statewide: 20.0
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.
Reading
59.4 %
Fort Worth ISD: 62.8%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
34 %
Fort Worth ISD: 44.4%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
25.9 %
Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%
Statewide: 40.4%
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
119.2
African American
17 (14.3%)
Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Fort Worth ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.7%)
Fort Worth ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
23.4 (19.6%)
Fort Worth ISD: 25%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Fort Worth ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
75 (62.9%)
Fort Worth ISD: 50.8%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1.9 (1.6%)
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
2.4 (2%)
Fort Worth ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
86.8 (72.8%)
Fort Worth ISD: 68.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
30 (25.2%)
Fort Worth ISD: 29.5%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
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
11 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
$65,673
Fort Worth ISD: $65,389
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$58,809
Fort Worth ISD: $59,238
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$60,491
Fort Worth ISD: $60,487
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$62,922
Fort Worth ISD: $62,573
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$67,898
Fort Worth ISD: $66,828
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$73,716
Fort Worth ISD: $71,671
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$88,096
Fort Worth ISD: $88,793
Statewide: $71,111