Southside High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Southside ISD · Grades 9–12
Southside High School serves 1,772 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 9 schools in Southside ISD. By enrollment it is the 391st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 104.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Southside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484092004652 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Southside ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,772 | 6,091 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.7% | 87% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Southside High School in context
Size
Southside High School is the largest of Southside ISD's 2 high schools; its 1,772 students are 29.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 147; Southside 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 507 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 346, against an average of 443 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (420 against 507). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91.9% here and 91.8% across Southside ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87% across Southside 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
With 104.74 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,772 students, Southside High School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,772 students would have about 126.6 teachers, so Southside High School has 21.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Southside High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Southside Alternative Center, 2.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 18 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.9% |
| White | 6% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 507 |
| Grade 10 | 499 |
| Grade 11 | 346 |
| Grade 12 | 420 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
19190 US-281 S #2, San Antonio, TX 78221
Phone: (210)882-1606
Website: southsideisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southside High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Alternative Center | Southside ISD | 2.1 mi | 22 | 12.9 | 72.7% |
| Bexar County Lrn Center | East Central ISD | 5.9 mi | 41 | 13.7 | 92.7% |
| Frank M Tejeda Academy | Harlandale ISD | 6.1 mi | 144 | 8.4 | 85.4% |
| Hac DAEP High School | Harlandale ISD | 6.1 mi | 35 | 8.3 | 82.9% |
| Harlandale ISD STEM Echs-Alamo Colleges at Pac | Harlandale ISD | 7.4 mi | 393 | 24.7 | 73.5% |
| Cast STEM High School | Southwest ISD | 7.4 mi | 173 | 10.2 | 59% |
| Cast Med High School | San Antonio ISD | 7.5 mi | 213 | 14.6 | 73.7% |
| Frank L Madla Early College High School | New Frontiers Public Schools Inc | 7.5 mi | 150 | 38.2 | 50% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southside ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 809 |
| Freedom Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 536 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 555 |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 602 |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 656 |
| Losoya Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 607 |
| Southside Alternative Center | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| W M Pearce Primary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 529 |