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Southside High

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Southside High ranks 168 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Southside High is a public magnet high school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 1,132 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Greenville 01 school district, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its magnet school status, Southside High has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in subjects like Algebra 1 (62.17% vs. 85.64% and 73.95%), English 1 (54.54% vs. 70.07% and 61.66%), and U.S. History (50.44% vs. 70.26% and 61.47%). The school's four-year graduation rate of 85.4% in the 2023-2024 school year was on par with the district and state, but its dropout rate of 2.3% was slightly higher. Southside High has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 22.5% of students being chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other high schools in the Greenville 01 district, Southside High generally underperforms. For example, J.L. Mann High Academy and Greenville Senior High Academy, both magnet schools in the district, consistently outperform Southside High on EOC exams and have higher graduation rates. Additionally, Southside High has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

1,075

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,571

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6630 Frontage at White Horse R
Greenville, SC 29605

(864) 355-8700

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Southside High:

Elementary:	Blythe Academy
	Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Middle:	Hughes Academy of Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 12 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg79%

South Carolina avg71%

168^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14High Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	168 of 235	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	151 of 235	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	201 of 226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	208 of 227	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	216 of 225	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	183 of 216	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	196 of 223	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	130 of 231	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	138 of 232	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	126 of 210	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	153 of 203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	155 of 202	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	131 of 199	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.0	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	165 of 188	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	166 of 185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	180 of 191	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	178 of 191	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	177 of 187	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	71 of 194	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	73 of 194	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	136 of 190	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	173 of 184	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	132 of 183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	45 of 139	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	78 of 145	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	119 of 139	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	86 of 137	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	26 of 71	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	166 of 225	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	160 of 225	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	187 of 220	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	190 of 213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	178 of 210	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	54 of 153	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	73 of 121	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	51 of 121	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	92 of 119	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	76 of 86	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	71 of 80	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	132 of 226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	128 of 229	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	168 of 226	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	183 of 220	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	189 of 213	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	210 of 217	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	180 of 214	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	155 of 224	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	136 of 228	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	173 of 229	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	200 of 215	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	211 of 218	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	186 of 213	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	141 of 196	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	175 of 196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	178 of 197	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	186 of 192	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	188 of 189	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	153 of 185	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2025)68th percentile+39 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 281%-6 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 262%-12 vs state

English 155%-7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution50%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Southside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6630 Frontage at White Horse R	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8700	1,075	69	15.6		121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	29.3	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%		32.6	151^st of 235 public high schools	35.7%	17			62.2	54.5	50.4	80.7	$13,571	$842	$630	$1,472	$11,076	$1,022	$12,098
Carolina Academy (High)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	976	70	13.9		112 (11.5%)	288 (29.5%)	546 (55.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	19.8	191^st of 235 public high schools	18.7%		17.2	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%	8			63.7	41.3	46.9	76.8	$13,815	$810	$652	$1,462	$11,307	$1,045	$12,353
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2		314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	92	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%		92	8^th of 235 public high schools	96.6%	1			100.0	86.7	85.5	98.5	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926
Donaldson Career Center	Public	9-12	100 Vocational Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4650	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenville Senior High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Vardy Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5500	1,730	98	17.5		738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	63.1	68^th of 235 public high schools	71.1%		60.7	73^rd of 235 public high schools	68.9%	5			90.9	69.7	68.5	84.2	$12,198	$707	$562	$1,268	$10,049	$881	$10,930
School Governor's School for Arts and Humanities	Public	10-12	15 University Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	No	No	No	No	(864) 282-3757	235				150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.2
J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,013	108	18.6		856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	67	56^th of 235 public high schools	76.2%		71.9	46^th of 235 public high schools	80.4%	10			75.8	72.5	69.8	89.9	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6		709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	75.1	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%		71.3	49^th of 235 public high schools	79.1%	11				65.3	74.3	93.9	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	330 Pelham Road Suite101-A (Te	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	1,439	60	24.1		756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.9	232^nd of 235 public high schools	1.3%					(n/a)	27.1	3.1	20.7	18.2	24.0	69.4	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752
CTE Innovation Center at Roper Mountain	Public	9-12	402 Roper Mountain Road	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 452-8000	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside High

How many students attend Southside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,075 students attended Southside High.

What district is Southside High in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Southside High?

Students at Southside High are 49% African American, 33% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Southside High?

Southside High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blythe Academy
Elementary : Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Middle : Hughes Academy of Science and Technology

Is Southside High a good school?

Southside High ranks 168^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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