South Hills High School (Texas)

South Hills High School
Address
Map
6101 McCart

Fort Worth
,
Texas
76133

United States
Coordinates32°39′27″N 97°21′32″W / 32.65750°N 97.35889°W / 32.65750; -97.35889
Information
School typePublic secondary
School districtFort Worth Independent School District
NCES School ID481970008026[1]
PrincipalRodrigo Durbin
Teaching staff122.74 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,076 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.91[1]
Color(s)Black & White   
NicknameScorpions
Websitewww.fwisd.org/SouthHills

South Hills High School is a 9-12 public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is one of 14 zoned high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

History[edit]

South Hills opened in August 1998 with only a freshman class. The first graduating class, and the first year of 9-12 was 2002. The original school consisted of buildings and property purchased from a private school, Trinity Valley School. Roughly 50 portable classrooms and the original Trinity Valley structures were used until a bond issue in 2000 allowed the school as it is now to be constructed.[2]

In 2019 FWISD proposed rezoning all of Rosemont to South Hills.[3]

Attendance zone[edit]

In 2019 a portion of Rosemont was zoned to South Hills.[3]

Demographics[edit]

The demographic breakdown of the 1,537 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was a lot of black people

  • Male - 51.0%
  • Female - 49.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.7%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 3.8%
  • Black - 9.2%
  • Hispanic - 80.5%
  • White - 5.5%
  • Multiracial - 0.3%

Additionally, 75.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch.[1] NCES

Athletics[edit]

The South Hills Scorpions offer the following sports:[4]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys & girls)
  • Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Track (boys & girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Tennis (boys & girls)
  • Flag Football (girls)

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - SOUTH HILLS H S (481970008026)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ http://southhills.fwisd.org/pages/SouthHills/About_Us
  3. ^ a b Dickson, Gordon (2019-11-22). "FWISD parents want to know why students in this area may no longer attend Paschal HS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ^ "Home". This is the home of goscorpionsports.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Hills_High_School_(Texas)&oldid=1217094425"