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South Hills High School (Texas)

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School type
  
Public secondary

Teaching staff
  
89.84 (FTE)

Enrollment
  
1,537 (2012-2013)

Phone
  
+1 817-814-7000

Color
  
Black & White

Principal
  
Dorothy Gomez

Grades
  
9-12

Student to teacher ratio
  
17.11

Number of students
  
1,537

Address
  
6101 McCart Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76133, USA

District
  
Fort Worth Independent School District

Profiles

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

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History

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.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,537 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

  • 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 lunch.

    Athletics

    The South Hills Scorpions offer the following sports:

    Notable alumni

  • Brandon Williams, former NFL player
  • References

    South Hills High School (Texas) Wikipedia