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South Hills High

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South Hills High ranks 603 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 72% of California high schools

Summary

South Hills High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,568 students in the Covina-Valley Unified district, consistently performing above state averages and earning a 4-star rating.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state, district, and nearby schools like Northview High and Covina High. It also boasts an exceptional 98% graduation rate with a very low dropout rate. Notably, the school achieves these strong outcomes while serving a student population where a majority are economically disadvantaged, and it has made impressive gains in reducing chronic absenteeism.

Areas for attention include mathematics and science proficiency, which are below the state average. Performance for special education students has shown significant year-to-year variation. Compared to some alternatives, such as the high-performing Walnut High in a different district or the Mt. SAC Early College Academy which excels in science, South Hills High presents a solid, well-rounded option with particular excellence in literacy and college preparation.

1,568

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,150

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 South Barranca St.
West Covina, CA 91791-0269

(626) 974-6220

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Feeder schools for South Hills High:

Elementary:	Barranca Elementary
	Ben Lomond Elementary
	Mesa Elementary
Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

Asian:

9.5%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Covina-Valley Unified

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

California avg41%

603^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Covina-Valley Unified

555^th of 1,543Covina-Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	603 of 2162	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	782 of 2159	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	659 of 2170	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	729 of 2123	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	805 of 2133	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	472 of 2017	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	596 of 2021	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	568 of 2039	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	480 of 1994	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	57.6	594 of 2426	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	54.1	689 of 2354	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	57.3	608 of 2367	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	55.0	619 of 2281	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	58.0	524 of 2238	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	52.3	620 of 2117	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	51.3	634 of 2063	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.0	594 of 1968	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.2	627 of 1901	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.8	612 of 1653	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	87.8	51 of 592	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	70 of 585	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	341 of 573	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	283 of 591	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	234 of 581	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	331 of 582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.9	113 of 581	80.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	562 of 1161	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	282 of 1117	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	33.0	644 of 1052	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	536 of 1085	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	132 of 1064	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	552 of 1906	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	753 of 1915	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	636 of 1915	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	704 of 1858	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	611 of 1833	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	498 of 1760	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	488 of 1900	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	599 of 1902	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	511 of 1917	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	544 of 1861	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	598 of 1814	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	342 of 1742	80.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	180 of 410	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	363 of 2013	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	665 of 2026	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	536 of 2030	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	770 of 1943	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	690 of 1937	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	969 of 1862	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	571 of 1942	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	716 of 1948	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	598 of 1963	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	662 of 1916	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	429 of 1880	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	455 of 1834	75.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	91 of 175	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	887 of 1252	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.3	252 of 1216	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	553 of 1197	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	247 of 1155	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	460 of 1173	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	481 of 1193	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	651 of 1204	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	553 of 1222	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	614 of 1173	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)91st percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)48th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Hills High	Public	9-12	645 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6220	1,568	71	22.0	62.3%	90 (5.7%)	40 (2.6%)	1,256 (80.1%)	149 (9.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.3%)	69.9	603^rd of 2162 public high schools	72.1%		59.4	782^nd of 2159 public high schools	63.8%	179	33.3	18.2	32.8	67.6	67.6	33.8	33.8	$21,150	$1,903	$19,247
Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina	Public	9-12	2226 East Rio Verde Dr.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 332-7217	264	12	21.4	65.9%	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	198 (75.0%)	46 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	82.3	372^nd of 2162 public high schools	82.8%		81.6	382^nd of 2159 public high schools	82.3%	10	53.9		51.9	69.2	69.2	36.5	36.5	$21,661	$1,471	$20,190
Covina High	Public	9-12	463 South Hollenbeck Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6020	1,056	51	20.7	72.0%	57 (5.4%)	22 (2.1%)	832 (78.8%)	116 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	55.6	920^th of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		50.2	994^th of 2159 public high schools	54.0%	74	29.9		29.6	60.2	60.2	20.2	20.2	$24,108	$3,030	$21,078
West Covina High	Public	9-12	1609 East Cameron Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 859-2900	1,756	82	21.4	81.9%	47 (2.7%)	26 (1.5%)	1,329 (75.7%)	318 (18.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (1.6%)	64.8	691^st of 2162 public high schools	68.0%		56.6	845^th of 2159 public high schools	60.9%	154	33.6	8.3	33.0	62.5	62.5	29.0	29.0	$21,141	$1,766	$19,375
Coronado High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1500 East Francisquito Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1810	120	12	9.6	90.0%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	107 (89.2%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1878^th of 2162 public high schools	13.1%		9.8	2087^th of 2159 public high schools	3.3%	209	3.2	18.2	5.4	12.1	12.1	4.6	4.6	$40,347	$3,298	$37,049
Northview High	Public	9-12	1016 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6120	1,247	56	22.4	78.9%	51 (4.1%)	28 (2.2%)	1,074 (86.1%)	73 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	50.4	1030^th of 2162 public high schools	52.4%		43.8	1152^nd of 2159 public high schools	46.6%	122	23.8		23.2	53.5	53.5	23.8	23.8	$21,854	$2,221	$19,633
Charter Oak High	Public	9-12	1430 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 915-5841	1,259	57	22.0	69.5%	143 (11.4%)	39 (3.1%)	946 (75.1%)	94 (7.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.3%)	57.9	879^th of 2162 public high schools	59.3%		58.6	803^rd of 2159 public high schools	62.8%	76	28.1	7.7	26.5	60.6	60.6	26.6	26.6	$18,719	$1,295	$17,424
Fairvalley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	758 West Grondahl St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4800	115	15	7.8	87.0%	8 (7.0%)	4 (3.5%)	97 (84.3%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7.9	2122^nd of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		9.5	2100^th of 2159 public high schools	2.7%	22	2.6		2.3	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	$22,517	$961	$21,556
San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1134 South Barranca Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 472-5121	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	94.2	116^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		93.6	141^st of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	25	58.7		58.7	79.0	79.0	64.2	64.2	$17,407	$765	$16,642

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hills High

How many students attend South Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,568 students attended South Hills High.

What schools feed into South Hills High?

South Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barranca Elementary
Elementary : Ben Lomond Elementary
Elementary : Mesa Elementary
Middle : Sierra Vista Middle

Is South Hills High a good school?

South Hills High ranks 603^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South Hills High in?

Covina-Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of South Hills High?

Students at South Hills High are 80% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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