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Southside High School

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Southside High School ranks 1409 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 30% of Texas high schools

Summary

Southside High School in San Antonio, TX, serves 1,772 students in grades 9-12 within the Southside Independent School District (Isd), a district with a 2-star rating, and is located in an area where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While Southside High School has a strong graduation rate of around 90%, its academic performance in core subjects like Algebra I, Biology, and English is consistently below state averages. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 32.5% of students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 54%. When compared to nearby comprehensive schools like McCollum High School, which serves a similar student population, Southside performs slightly better in some areas (like Algebra I) but lags in others (like English II). The most striking contrast is with specialized schools in the area, such as Frank L Madla Early College High School and Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) Stem Echs-Alamo Colleges At Pac, which achieve proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher in subjects like English II and U.S. History. This gap suggests that many high-achieving students may be drawn to these specialty schools, leaving Southside with a higher concentration of students facing greater academic challenges.

A key area of concern is the school's performance with its Gifted and Talented (GT) students, who have ranked in the bottom 10th percentile statewide for three consecutive years, earning a 0-star rating in 2025-2026. This indicates the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving students. On a positive note, the school has shown improvement in Algebra I proficiency, rising from 16.8% in 2023-2024 to 32.5% in 2025-2026, and has demonstrated some success with English Language Learners, though results have been inconsistent. Overall, while Southside High School effectively keeps students on track to graduate, it faces significant challenges in raising academic achievement, particularly for its most capable learners.

1,772

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,839

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19190 Us-281 S #2
San Antonio, TX 78221-9648

(210) 882-1606

District: Southside Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Southside High School:

Elementary:	Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center
	Freedom Elementary
	Heritage Elementary
	Julian C Gallardo Elementary
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	W M Pearce Pri
Middle:	Julius L Matthey Middle
	Losoya Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

White:

6.0%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Texas avg62%

1,409^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

515^th of 951Southside 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	1409 of 2009	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1481 of 1974	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1380 of 1990	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1412 of 1961	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1314 of 1876	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1594 of 1861	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1486 of 1857	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1400 of 1797	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1305 of 1777	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	1378 of 1762	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1228 of 1743	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	1396 of 1734	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	1185 of 1652	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	1190 of 1603	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	1191 of 1672	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1258 of 1568	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1203 of 1539	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	1190 of 1510	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	1209 of 1497	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	1088 of 1430	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.1	1036 of 1429	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.8	1248 of 1427	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	867 of 1086	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	657 of 834	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	565 of 1065	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	675 of 1069	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	250 of 1031	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	128 of 1024	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	36.4	605 of 1013	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	1114 of 1837	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1363 of 1829	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1515 of 1810	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1320 of 1784	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	855 of 1195	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	717 of 1153	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	596 of 1437	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	578 of 1371	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	467 of 1278	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	929 of 1195	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	801 of 1136	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	614 of 1113	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1408 of 1936	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1164 of 1504	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1392 of 1880	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1418 of 1891	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1301 of 1841	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1558 of 1815	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1491 of 1798	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1452 of 1781	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1164 of 1206	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	900 of 964	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1084 of 1182	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	999 of 1172	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1068 of 1177	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1096 of 1145	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1086 of 1137	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1172 of 1860	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1135 of 1453	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1202 of 1805	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1207 of 1820	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1124 of 1762	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1457 of 1743	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1392 of 1714	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1295 of 1691	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	1217 of 1937	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1166 of 1513	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1227 of 1884	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1266 of 1897	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1151 of 1847	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1552 of 1848	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1484 of 1818	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1390 of 1794	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1360 of 1954	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1251 of 1515	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1340 of 1891	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1361 of 1913	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1311 of 1853	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1616 of 1840	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1525 of 1824	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1481 of 1803	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	1077 of 1581	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	834 of 1299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	884 of 1548	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1004 of 1478	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	694 of 1418	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	1065 of 1382	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	970 of 1357	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1083 of 1347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1254 of 1584	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	995 of 1294	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1317 of 1556	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1334 of 1576	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1262 of 1525	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1439 of 1510	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1261 of 1526	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1400 of 1539	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology59%-11 vs state

U.S. History58%-12 vs state

English II Reading46%-14 vs state

English I Reading46%-10 vs state

Algebra I33%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Southside High School	Public	9-12	19190 Us-281 S #2	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1606	1,772	105	16.9	85.7%	106 (6.0%)	23 (1.3%)	1,628 (91.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	33.3	1409^th of 2009 public high schools	29.9%		26.6	1481^st of 1974 public high schools	25.0%	72	32.5	59.0	45.9	46.4	57.8			$8,839
Bexar County J J A E P	Public	9-12	1460 Martinez Losoya Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 882-1604	3	0	10.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$11,683
Southside Alter Center	Public	6-12	3223 S Loop 1604 W	San Antonio	78264	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 882-1604	22	2	12.8	72.7%	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)								$38,287
Bexar County Learning Center	Public	7-12	3621 Farm Rd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-1745	41	3	13.6	92.7%	7 (17.1%)	8 (19.5%)	26 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	1834^th of 2009 public high schools	8.7%		4.7	1867^th of 1974 public high schools	5.4%	33	0.0	45.5	7.1	38.5	10.0	16.7	16.7	$14,869
Hac Daep High School	Public	9-12	12121 S E Loop 410	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 921-4463	35	4	8.3	82.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	34 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$45,676
Frank M Tejeda Academy	Public	9-12	12121 S E Loop 410	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4900	144	17	8.3	85.4%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.8	1985^th of 2009 public high schools	1.2%		3.8	1889^th of 1974 public high schools	4.3%	96	7.4	18.2	0.0	9.1	13.5			$16,266
Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) Stem Echs-Alamo Colleges At Pac	Public	9-12	4040 Apollo	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 989-4300	393	16	24.6	73.5%	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	76.2	295^th of 2009 public high schools	85.3%		77.8	246^th of 1974 public high schools	87.5%	49	25.0	89.7	77.1	86.2				$6,995
Cast Med High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2601 Louis Bauer Dr	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3380	213	15	14.5	73.7%	12 (5.6%)	14 (6.6%)	178 (83.6%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	51.2	920^th of 2009 public high schools	54.2%		49.5	924^th of 1974 public high schools	53.2%	4	22.7	67.7	50.0	71.4	69.1			$14,307
Frank L Madla Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 W Villaret Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-3686	150	4	38.1	50.0%	8 (5.3%)	2 (1.3%)	140 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.4	292^nd of 2009 public high schools	85.5%		61.1	644^th of 1974 public high schools	67.4%	352	65.8	82.9	79.1	83.3	91.7			$8,659
McCollum High School	Public	9-12	500 W Formosa Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1500	1,502	105	14.3	84.6%	41 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1,448 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	23.2	1609^th of 2009 public high schools	19.9%		23.4	1550^th of 1974 public high schools	21.5%	59	19.3	59.1	33.3	43.5	51.8			$10,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside High School

How many students attend Southside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,772 students attended Southside High School.

What district is Southside High School in?

Southside Independent School District (Isd)

Is Southside High School a good school?

Southside High School ranks 1409^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southside High School?

Students at Southside High School are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Southside High School?

Southside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Freedom Elementary
Elementary : Heritage Elementary
Elementary : Julian C Gallardo Elementary
Elementary : W M Pearce Pri
Middle : Julius L Matthey Middle
Middle : Losoya Middle

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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