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Southside High

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Southside High ranks 151 st of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 39% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Southside High is a public high school in Greenville, SC, serving 1,075 students in grades 9-12 within the highly regarded Greenville 01 school district. This is a school in the midst of a remarkable transformation, climbing from the 4th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026, with a graduation rate that has jumped from 65.3% to 84.4% in just two years.

The most impressive story at Southside is its work with students who often need the most support. The school ranks in the top 7% of all schools in South Carolina for English Language Learner (ELL) student performance, and in the top 18% for disabled students—a dramatic 54-position improvement in just two years. Its Algebra 1 proficiency rate of 65.38% actually exceeds both the district (59.67%) and state (64.58%) averages, and it outperforms nearby J. L. Mann High Academy in that subject (65.38% vs. 54.55%). The school also significantly outperforms Carolina Academy (High) in graduation rate (84.4% vs. 76.6%) and has lower chronic absenteeism. With per-student spending of $13,571—higher than all comparable nearby schools—and a favorable 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio, the district is clearly investing heavily in Southside's success.

However, significant challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism stands at 44.0%, nearly double the district (22.5%) and state (22.3%) rates, and this remains the biggest barrier to further improvement. While male students rank in the 44th percentile statewide, female students rank notably lower at the 30th percentile, suggesting an area needing attention. English 1 and U.S. History proficiency also trail district averages, though U.S. History showed dramatic improvement from 37.97% to 55.87% in just one year. For parents considering this school, Southside offers a dedicated, improving environment with exceptional support for ELL and special education students, but it's important to be aware of the attendance challenges and to ask how the school plans to support female students and address chronic absenteeism moving forward.

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 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (64% vs 69% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Greenville 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

151^st of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15High 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
2026	41.7	151 of 248	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	171 of 240	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	155 of 243	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.6	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	72 of 196	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	74 of 197	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
2026	76.6	24 of 136	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	46 of 140	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	79 of 147	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	87.3	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	58.4	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.7	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	169 of 229	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	165 of 231	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.5	103 of 155	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.5	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	123 of 158	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	49 of 124	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	74 of 122	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	52 of 122	57.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.9	121 of 241	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	133 of 230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	132 of 235	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.0	130 of 233	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	157 of 228	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	139 of 234	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.0	127 of 203	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	143 of 200	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	180 of 202	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Disabled (2026)82nd percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 276%-8 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 260%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution56%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)	SC READY Mathematics (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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	100.0%	121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	41.7	151^st of 248 public high schools	39.1%		29.3	171^st of 240 public high schools	28.8%	20			65.4	59.7	55.9	76.1	$13,571	$842	$630	$1,472	$11,076	$1,022	$12,098
Carolina High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	976	70	13.9	100.0%	112 (11.5%)	288 (29.5%)	546 (55.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	18.1	218^th of 248 public high schools	12.1%		19.8	194^th of 240 public high schools	19.2%	24			74.4	44.0	35.8	70.5	$13,815	$810	$652	$1,462	$11,307	$1,045	$12,353
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 South Pleasantburg Drive B	Greenville	29606	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2	6.7%	314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	96	9^th of 248 public high schools	96.4%		92	9^th of 240 public high schools	96.3%					91.0	92.1	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	56.6%	738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	64.1	85^th of 248 public high schools	65.7%		63.1	69^th of 240 public high schools	71.3%	16			62.2	70.1	71.1	81.2	$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) 282-3787	235			1.3%	150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.8
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	46.9%	856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	76.4	47^th of 248 public high schools	81.0%		67	57^th of 240 public high schools	76.3%	10			54.6	72.9	74.8	87.7	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6	42.5%	709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	86	29^th of 248 public high schools	88.3%		75.1	38^th of 240 public high schools	84.2%	9			95.6	73.6	73.7	95.1	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 661-0946	1,439	60	24.1	20.0%	756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.3	245^th of 248 public high schools	1.2%		1.9	237^th of 240 public high schools	1.3%	8	30.7	5.1	23.0	15.1	18.3	51.5	$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

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 151^st of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southside High?

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

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 district is Southside High in?

Greenville 01

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