South Hills High

Summary:

South Hills High is a public high school located in West Covina, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,640 students. The school is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 590 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Hills High consistently outperforms the district and state in academic metrics, with 60.05% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.85% for the district and 55.73% for the state. In mathematics, 27.6% of 11th-grade students at South Hills High are proficient or better, higher than the district's 23.3% and the state's 27.9%. The school also has a strong performance in science, with 22.59% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 20.33% for the district and 32.08% for the state. Additionally, South Hills High maintains a high graduation rate of 98.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Northview High, Covina High, and West Covina High, South Hills High generally outperforms these schools in academic metrics, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the nearby Walnut High School, which is part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, consistently outperforms South Hills High across all academic measures. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which may be influenced by its higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 645 South Barranca St.
       West Covina, CA  91723-0269


(626) 974-6220

District: Covina-Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
744th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,186 Help


Feeder schools for South Hills High:

Elementary:    Barranca Elementary
    Ben Lomond Elementary
    Mesa Elementary
Middle:    Sierra Vista Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  24.8 Help
Number of students:  1,640

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.3%
Asian:
9.6%
White:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.1% Help


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Compare Details South Hills High ranks better than 68% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.26. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of South Hills High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details South Hills High has the largest high school student body size in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.3%), Asian (9.6%), White (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Hills High is 24.8. 2 high schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Hills High is $8,186, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Hills High:

SchoolDigger ranks South Hills High 744th of 2323 California public high schools. (See South Hills High in the ranking list.)

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Covina-Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Covina-Valley Unified 590th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Hills High

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Rank History for all students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.81 612th 1653 63.0%
2005 48.20 627th 1901 67.0%
2006 53.00 594th 1968 69.8%
2007 51.26 634th 2063 69.3%
2008 52.34 620th 2117 70.7%
2009 57.96 524th 2238 76.6%
2010 54.97 619th 2281 72.9%
2011 57.35 608th 2367 74.3%
2012 54.09 689th 2354 70.7%
2013 57.61 594th 2426 75.5%
2015 73.47 480th 1994 75.9%
2016 69.91 568th 2039 72.1%
2017 70.33 596th 2021 70.5%
2018 75.84 472nd 2017 76.6%
2019 57.34 805th 2133 62.3%
2022 59.36 729th 2123 65.7%
2023 61.18 630th 2348 73.2%
2024 55.26 744th 2323 68.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.68 178th 1323 86.5%
2024 34.54 648th 1350 52.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.37 710th 1547 54.1%
2024 59.96 322nd 1534 79.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.65 969th 1862 48.0%
2019 59.57 690th 1937 64.4%
2022 53.87 770th 1943 60.4%
2023 64.60 530th 2247 76.4%
2024 57.96 646th 2235 71.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.83 498th 1760 71.7%
2019 61.61 611th 1833 66.7%
2022 55.71 704th 1858 62.1%
2023 58.90 629th 2118 70.3%
2024 53.07 751st 2098 64.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.96 644th 1052 38.8%
2019 60.45 282nd 1117 74.8%
2022 40.72 562nd 1161 51.6%
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Rank History for Male students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.10 455th 1834 75.2%
2019 73.75 429th 1880 77.2%
2022 59.13 662nd 1916 65.4%
2023 60.80 599th 2207 72.9%
2024 54.81 702nd 2172 67.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.90 113th 581 80.6%
2019 50.81 331st 582 43.1%
2022 64.03 234th 581 59.7%
2023 60.28 322nd 731 56.0%
2024 50.05 392nd 712 44.9%
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Rank History for African American students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.85 51st 592 91.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.38 342nd 1742 80.4%
2019 61.72 598th 1814 67.0%
2022 63.75 544th 1861 70.8%
2023 64.77 516th 2142 75.9%
2024 60.01 603rd 2125 71.6%
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Rank History for White students at South Hills High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.14 614th 1173 47.7%
2019 54.91 553rd 1222 54.7%
2022 45.24 651st 1204 45.9%
2023 56.44 498th 1434 65.3%
2024 56.81 479th 1406 65.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Hills High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 743 49 145 190 2 n/a n/a 0 1129
1989 683 61 155 257 2 n/a n/a 0 1158
1990 665 54 172 260 1 n/a n/a 0 1152
1991 656 57 203 292 0 n/a n/a 0 1208
1992 639 61 232 333 0 n/a n/a 0 1265
1993 597 72 262 316 0 n/a n/a 0 1247
1994 613 80 281 331 1 n/a n/a 0 1306
1995 608 75 274 390 2 n/a n/a 0 1349
1996 608 75 274 390 2 n/a n/a 0 1349
1997 628 88 270 470 2 n/a n/a 0 1458
1998 624 97 280 534 3 n/a n/a 0 1538
1999 626 93 274 547 4 n/a n/a 0 1544
2000 597 99 288 567 4 n/a n/a 0 1555
2001 584 101 292 580 3 n/a n/a 0 1560
2002 573 106 310 715 3 n/a n/a 63 1770
2003 573 106 310 715 3 n/a n/a 63 1770
2004 602 127 308 810 4 n/a n/a 10 1861
2005 612 135 323 911 8 n/a n/a 17 2006
2006 571 123 321 978 8 n/a n/a 25 2026
2007 549 127 328 1043 9 n/a n/a 33 2089
2008 511 121 310 1121 10 n/a n/a 0 2073
2009 476 127 299 1112 10 9 34 0 2067
2010 455 108 322 1157 8 13 4 0 2067
2011 404 93 289 1207 8 13 6 0 2020
2012 358 84 268 1220 6 11 6 0 1953
2013 311 66 244 1254 4 11 6 0 1896
2014 297 81 218 1213 3 6 6 0 1824
2015 308 58 221 1229 2 9 8 0 1835
2016 280 49 198 1159 3 5 8 0 1702
2017 270 45 190 1054 2 2 84 0 1647
2018 218 41 191 1161 2 4 7 0 1624
2019 192 52 191 1164 3 3 10 0 1615
2020 179 56 179 1196 4 1 12 0 1627
2021 153 54 168 1246 6 1 18 0 1646
2022 134 43 148 1262 8 2 22 1 1620
2023 121 39 158 1284 5 2 26 5 1640

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Hills High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1129 49.0 23.0 n/a
1989 1158 48.8 23.7 n/a
1990 1152 49.4 23.3 n/a
1991 1208 49.1 24.6 n/a
1992 1265 49.9 25.3 11.4
1993 1247 50.8 24.5 13.6
1994 1306 53.7 24.3 13.2
1995 1349 53.2 25.4 15.2
1996 1349 53.2 25.4 15.2
1997 1458 56.9 25.6 18.9
1998 1538 62.6 24.6 18.4
1999 1544 66.0 23.4 18.5
2000 1555 69.8 22.3 19.2
2001 1560 69.4 22.5 18.8
2002 1770 75.3 23.5 23.4
2003 1770 75.3 23.5 23.4
2004 1861 76.1 24.5 24.9
2005 2006 80.3 25.0 24.1
2006 2026 79.0 25.6 23.8
2007 2089 78.9 26.5 24.9
2008 2073 92.2 22.5 26.4
2009 2067 80.1 23.6 29.2
2010 2067 75.8 27.2 39
2011 2020 n/a n/a 37.5
2012 1953 73.6 26.5 n/a
2013 1896 74.3 25.5 46.3
2014 1824 70.0 26.0 55.6
2015 1835 72.0 25.4 53
2016 1702 70.0 24.3 59
2017 1647 68.6 23.9 53.7
2018 1624 69.2 23.4 53.4
2019 1615 69.2 23.3 56.3
2020 1627 n/a n/a 56.2
2021 1646 68.1 24.1 56.3
2022 1620 64.2 25.2 56.2
2023 1640 66.1 24.8 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Hills High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1129 49.0 23.0 n/a
1989 1158 48.8 23.7 n/a
1990 1152 49.4 23.3 n/a
1991 1208 49.1 24.6 n/a
1992 1265 49.9 25.3 11.4
1993 1247 50.8 24.5 13.6
1994 1306 53.7 24.3 13.2
1995 1349 53.2 25.4 15.2
1996 1349 53.2 25.4 15.2
1997 1458 56.9 25.6 18.9
1998 1538 62.6 24.6 18.4
1999 1544 66.0 23.4 18.5
2000 1555 69.8 22.3 19.2
2001 1560 69.4 22.5 18.8
2002 1770 75.3 23.5 23.4
2003 1770 75.3 23.5 23.4
2004 1861 76.1 24.5 24.9
2005 2006 80.3 25.0 24.1
2006 2026 79.0 25.6 23.8
2007 2089 78.9 26.5 24.9
2008 2073 92.2 22.5 26.4
2009 2067 80.1 23.6 29.2
2010 2067 75.8 27.2 39
2011 2020 n/a n/a 37.5
2012 1953 73.6 26.5 n/a
2013 1896 74.3 25.5 46.3
2014 1824 70.0 26.0 55.6
2015 1835 72.0 25.4 53
2016 1702 70.0 24.3 59
2017 1647 68.6 23.9 53.7
2018 1624 69.2 23.4 53.4
2019 1615 69.2 23.3 56.3
2020 1627 n/a n/a 56.2
2021 1646 68.1 24.1 56.3
2022 1620 64.2 25.2 56.2
2023 1640 66.1 24.8 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Hills High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,186

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Hills High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 805th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 630th of 2348 High schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South Hills High)69.764.4
 5.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Covina-Valley Unified)6155.2
 5.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (South Hills High)35.627.7
 7.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Covina-Valley Unified)30.423.1
 7.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (South Hills High)27.827.2
 0.5%
   11th Grade Science (Covina-Valley Unified)23.921.1
 2.8%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (South Hills High)5.619.5
 13.9%
   12th Grade Science (Covina-Valley Unified)218
 16%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16151640
 1.5%
African American5239
 25%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian191158
 17.3%
Hispanic11641284
 10.3%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White192121
 37%
Two or More Races1026
 160%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.3%53.1%
 3.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Hills High

South Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barranca Elementary
Elementary : Ben Lomond Elementary
Elementary : Mesa Elementary
Middle : Sierra Vista Middle

Students at South Hills High are 78% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

South Hills High ranks 744th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,640 students attended South Hills High.


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