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South Hills High School

Public Grades 9-12
1667th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 16% of Texas high schools
Summary

South Hills High School is a public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 1,876 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Hills High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR End-of-Course exams, is significantly below the state and district averages, particularly in core subjects like Algebra I, English I/II Reading, and Biology. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.26% of South Hills students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 22.7% for the district and 47.01% for the state. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.0% and 90.6% over the past 4 years, lower than the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.6% to 4.1%, higher than the state average of around 2%.

While South Hills High School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the stark contrast in performance between the school and nearby institutions, such as Paschal High School and Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth, suggests that factors beyond student demographics may be contributing to the school's challenges. To improve the school's performance, the Fort Worth Independent School District and the school's administration should closely examine the underlying causes of the low academic achievement and develop targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of the student population.

1,846
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,740
Per pupil spending ?
90.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6101 McCart
       Fort Worth, TX  76133-3317

(817) 814-7000

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for South Hills High School:

Elementary:    Hubbard Elementary
    Richard J Wilson Elementary
    Seminary Hills Park Elementary
    South Hills Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.1%
African American:
6.8%
White:
4.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg38%
Texas avg56%
1,667th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 22High Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)
733rd of 961Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.01667 of 197415.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.61592 of 199020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.31677 of 196114.5%★☆☆☆☆
202215.61605 of 187614.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.21622 of 186112.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.21421 of 185723.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.61308 of 179727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201729.01277 of 177728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201636.51248 of 176229.2%★☆☆☆☆
201534.21293 of 174325.8%★☆☆☆☆
201435.31248 of 173428.0%★☆☆☆☆
201339.81123 of 165232.0%★★☆☆☆
201240.51087 of 160332.2%★★☆☆☆
201134.01396 of 167216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201033.01318 of 156815.9%★☆☆☆☆
200917.61399 of 15399.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.61396 of 15107.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.11379 of 14977.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200618.31279 of 143010.6%★☆☆☆☆
200521.31248 of 142912.7%★☆☆☆☆
200425.61239 of 142713.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.7731 of 83412.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4792 of 106525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5908 of 106915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8858 of 103116.8%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6806 of 102021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.6773 of 102424.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.4811 of 101319.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20253.7403 of 4285.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6482 of 5309.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.0455 of 52513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.7446 of 50712.0%★☆☆☆☆
20210.0487 of 4880.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.2466 of 4874.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.3436 of 48610.3%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202227.91365 of 183725.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.21469 of 182919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.51261 of 181030.3%★★☆☆☆
201848.5730 of 178459.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.3769 of 115333.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.5911 of 143736.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.7848 of 137138.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.1765 of 127840.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.6747 of 119537.5%★★☆☆☆
201942.1519 of 113654.3%★★★☆☆
201853.0327 of 111370.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.61349 of 150410.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.61597 of 188015.1%★☆☆☆☆
202313.61637 of 189113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.01630 of 184111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202112.21619 of 181510.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.71468 of 179818.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.41446 of 178118.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.0904 of 9646.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.21137 of 11823.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.71104 of 11725.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.21130 of 11774.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.0977 of 114514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201833.0964 of 113715.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202518.21248 of 145314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.11456 of 180519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.91518 of 182016.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.81472 of 176216.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.01498 of 174314.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.61232 of 171428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.71091 of 169135.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.41291 of 151314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.01548 of 188417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.01597 of 189715.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.51538 of 184716.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.91567 of 184815.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.61324 of 181827.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.01197 of 179433.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.11312 of 151513.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.01573 of 189116.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.71630 of 191314.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.31545 of 185316.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.51583 of 184014.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.61409 of 182422.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.91310 of 180327.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202420.4611 of 73116.4%★☆☆☆☆
20215.7570 of 5883.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.21003 of 129922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.81174 of 154824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.71294 of 147812.4%★☆☆☆☆
202231.51004 of 141829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9845 of 138238.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.0857 of 135736.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.9959 of 134728.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202511.11172 of 12949.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.51479 of 15564.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.31436 of 15768.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.01371 of 152510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.31294 of 151014.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.21269 of 152616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91206 of 153921.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)33rd percentile+18 vs school
At Risk (2022)26th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
African American (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History50%-18 vs state
English II Reading36%-20 vs state
Biology33%-30 vs state
English I Reading28%-23 vs state
Algebra I15%-32 vs state

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South Hills High School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Texas high schools.

Students at South Hills High School are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,846 students attended South Hills High School.

South Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hubbard Elementary
Elementary : Richard J Wilson Elementary
Elementary : Seminary Hills Park Elementary
Elementary : South Hills Elementary
Elementary : Westcreek Elementary


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