Summary:
Zip code 29605 in Greenville, South Carolina is home to just one high school, Southside High, which serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,075 students within the highly-rated Greenville 01 school district.
For parents considering Southside High, the most pressing concern is attendance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate stands at a striking 44%, which is double both the district (22.5%) and state (22.3%) averages. This likely contributes to a graduation rate of 84.4% that trails the state's 86.7% and a dropout rate of 3.0% that is higher than the state's 2.1%. Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. In the most recent year, Algebra 1 proficiency (65.38%) actually surpassed both the district (59.67%) and state (64.58%), a notable improvement from the prior year. However, performance in English 1 (59.67%), English 2 (76.06%), and U.S. History (55.87%) all fall short of state averages. The school's state ranking has fluctuated between 150th and 168th out of roughly 235-245 schools, placing it in the bottom 40% and earning it a 1-2 star rating over the past three years.
Despite spending a robust $13,571 per student—a figure that should support strong outcomes—the school's results suggest that resources alone aren't the answer. The gap between the school's performance and that of its parent district, which is ranked 11th out of 75 in South Carolina, is significant. One bright spot is English 2, where proficiency (76.06%) is much higher than English 1, suggesting students who persist show growth. Ultimately, Southside High appears to be a school where targeted efforts to improve attendance and student engagement, rather than additional funding, could yield the most meaningful improvements.
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