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South High

Public Grades 9-12

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 25% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

South High is a public high school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,261 students. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South High's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of 11th-grade students at South High were proficient or better in Math, compared to 31.18% for the district and 34.96% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates are also lower than the district and state, with only 34.48% of 10th-grade students being proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 46.3% for the district and 51.26% for the state. Compared to the nearby schools, such as Longfellow Alternative High and Heritage Academy High, South High's academic performance is generally lower.

South High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This is similar to the nearby schools, such as Center School, which has an even higher rate of 96.97% free or reduced-price lunch recipients. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 67.8% to 84.2%, which is lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 4.4% to 6.8%, which is higher than the state average.

1,257

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,870

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3131 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407-8888

(612) 668-4300

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Feeder schools for South High:

Elementary:	Anishinabe Academy Elementary
	Bancroft Elementary
	Dowling Elementary
	Whittier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.7%

African American:

30.8%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (77% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

339^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9High Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

300^th of 446Minneapolis Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	339 of 450	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	318 of 480	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	317 of 476	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	357 of 472	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	402 of 492	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	408 of 494	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	381 of 489	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	385 of 504	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	383 of 483	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.7	332 of 534	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	311 of 539	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	289 of 545	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	251 of 540	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	80 of 234	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.5	109 of 460	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	105 of 463	77.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	73 of 450	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	62.1	258 of 452	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.9	283 of 433	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	59 of 109	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	84 of 98	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	85 of 94	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	56 of 102	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	97.8	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	19.8	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	280 of 403	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	318 of 396	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	362 of 388	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	355 of 401	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	354 of 395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	134 of 145	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.1	42 of 136	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	10.2	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	302 of 333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	336 of 389	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	322 of 393	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	243 of 312	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	327 of 370	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	359 of 374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	298 of 377	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	284 of 405	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	260 of 398	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	267 of 403	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	369 of 411	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	360 of 398	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	91 of 178	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.7	16 of 221	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	31.7	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	61 of 376	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	11 of 402	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	48 of 398	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	314 of 412	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	311 of 414	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+59 vs school

Native American (2025)75th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-15 vs state

Math20%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
South High	Public	9-12	3131 19th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4300	1,257	98	12.8	65.1%	232 (18.5%)	387 (30.8%)	436 (34.7%)	19 (1.5%)	122 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.8%)	30	339^th of 450 public high schools	24.7%		38.7	318^th of 480 public high schools	33.8%	21				20.0	20.0				34.5	34.5	$14,870
Transition Plus Services	Public	12	2015 East Lake St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4100	267	41	6.5	66.3%	55 (20.6%)	117 (43.8%)	59 (22.1%)	14 (5.2%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)											$31,911
Mts High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2872 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-9013	158	17	9.2	93.0%	16 (10.1%)	65 (41.1%)	52 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (14.6%)	12	410^th of 450 public high schools	8.9%		10.4	436^th of 480 public high schools	9.2%	26		4.4	8.3	3.5	5.3		12.5	12.0	27.3	16.9	$30,961
Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	2831 12th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 452-2274	178	10	17.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	178 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	16.7	13.3	11.1	5.6	11.1	25.0	40.0	37.9	43.3	38.4
Lincoln International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 Minnehaha Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Lincoln International High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8690	158	16	10.1	100.0%	2 (1.3%)	68 (43.0%)	87 (55.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	393^rd of 450 public high schools	12.7%		18.6	398^th of 480 public high schools	17.1%	5				15.7	15.7				4.7	4.7	$14,321
Longfellow Alternative High	Public	7-12	3017 E 31st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4700	50	6	7.8	92.0%	2 (4.0%)	19 (38.0%)	22 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)								(n/a)											$30,730
Heritage Academy High	Public	9-12	3328 Elliot Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1560	71	17	4.1	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	70 (98.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$16,926
Center School	Public	7-12	2421 Bloomington Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 721-1655	37	0		97.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)											$17,492
Center School Extended	Public	7-12	2421 Bloomington Ave So	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 721-1655	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,606
Takoda Prep	Public	9-12	1845 E Franklin Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 341-3358	36	0		86.1%	1 (2.8%)	7 (19.4%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)											$19,603

Frequently Asked Questions about South High

What district is South High in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of South High?

Students at South High are 35% Hispanic, 31% African American, 18% White, 10% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is South High a good school?

South High ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Minnesota high schools.

What schools feed into South High?

South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anishinabe Academy Elementary
Elementary : Bancroft Elementary
Elementary : Dowling Elementary
Elementary : Whittier Elementary

How many students attend South High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,257 students attended South High.

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