South Hills High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
South Hills High School serves 1,846 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 375th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 115.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970008026 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,846 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.5% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
South Hills High School in context
Size
Of the 26 high schools in Fort Worth ISD, South Hills High School is the 4th largest, with 2.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 1,051 students, so South Hills High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 536 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 403, against an average of 462 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% fewer students than grade 9 (403 against 536). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 87.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
South Hills High School has 115.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,846 students would have about 131.9 teachers, so South Hills High School has 16.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek, 0.7 miles away in Texans Can Academies. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.1% |
| Black | 6.8% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 536 |
| Grade 10 | 479 |
| Grade 11 | 428 |
| Grade 12 | 403 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6101 McCart, Fort Worth, TX 76133
Phone: (817)814-7000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Hills High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek | Texans Can Academies | 0.7 mi | 240 | 48.6 | 92.9% |
| Southwest High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,155 | 13.7 | 84.7% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 2.8 mi | 947 | 17 | 50.6% |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 3.1 mi | 415 | 11.8 | – |
| Paschal High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,127 | 16.7 | 59.4% |
| North Crowley High School | Crowley ISD | 3.8 mi | 2,936 | 14.6 | 69.9% |
| O D Wyatt High School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,499 | 15.4 | 92.7% |
| Tarrant County College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.3 mi | 347 | 19.9 | 80.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.