South High Community

Summary:

South High Community is a public high school in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving 1,666 students in grades 9-12. The school has a diverse student population, with 45.38% Hispanic, 23.29% White, 17.11% African American, and 10.14% Asian students.

Academically, South High Community struggles compared to state and district averages. Only 40.2% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 30.87% in mathematics, and 31.51% in science, all below state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for its special education and disabled student populations. South High Community has also seen a higher dropout rate, ranging from 5.7% to 12.2% over the past five years, compared to nearby schools like Worcester Technical High and Doherty Memorial High, which have higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates.

South High Community has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is lower than many nearby schools, such as Worcester Technical High, Doherty Memorial High, and Auburn Senior High, which have higher rankings and ratings. The school's challenges may be related to its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which could be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 170 Apricot Street
       Worcester, MA  01603


(508) 799-3325

District: Worcester

SchoolDigger Rank:
275th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,772 Help


Feeder schools for South High Community:

Elementary:    Canterbury
    Columbus Park
    Gates Lane
    Goddard School/Science Technical
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Middle:    Sullivan Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  1,791

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.0%
White:
24.2%
African American:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81% Help


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Compare Details South High Community ranks worse than 79% of high schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked high schools in the Worcester School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.2. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at South High Community who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details South High Community has the largest high school student body size in the Worcester School District. Student population at South High Community is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42%), White (24.2%), African American (18.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South High Community is 14.2. 5 high schools in the Worcester School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South High Community is $16,772. 3 high schools in the Worcester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South High Community:

SchoolDigger ranks South High Community 275th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See South High Community in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Worcester:

SchoolDigger ranks Worcester 308th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South High Community

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Rank History for all students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 9.55 271st 304 10.9%
2004 5.82 285th 307 7.2%
2005 5.29 289th 311 7.1%
2006 10.79 282nd 314 10.2%
2007 12.74 285th 316 9.8%
2008 10.21 293rd 319 8.2%
2009 9.51 299th 322 7.1%
2010 8.72 309th 335 7.8%
2011 12.04 306th 340 10.0%
2012 10.11 308th 340 9.4%
2013 12.43 307th 344 10.8%
2014 14.82 309th 347 11.0%
2015 12.16 321st 354 9.3%
2016 16.85 309th 351 12.0%
2017 12.74 308th 348 11.5%
2018 11.74 312th 345 9.6%
2019 18.48 297th 351 15.4%
2021 10.94 254th 285 10.9%
2022 14.33 297th 342 13.2%
2023 15.13 295th 347 15.0%
2024 24.20 275th 348 21.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 8.39 71st 78 9.0%
2023 26.38 62nd 82 24.4%
2024 23.18 70th 87 19.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.24 55th 77 28.6%
2019 25.50 67th 82 18.3%
2021 38.54 31st 46 32.6%
2022 44.09 31st 77 59.7%
2023 42.21 45th 84 46.4%
2024 34.73 54th 86 37.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.82 324th 344 5.8%
2019 19.41 304th 348 12.6%
2021 13.39 247th 268 7.8%
2022 16.81 298th 339 12.1%
2023 15.05 288th 301 4.3%
2024 14.13 278th 289 3.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.95 314th 330 4.8%
2019 16.42 293rd 330 11.2%
2021 12.46 233rd 253 7.9%
2022 16.36 291st 332 12.3%
2023 16.47 296th 338 12.4%
2024 25.51 262nd 338 22.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.74 18th 23 21.7%
2021 57.00 3rd 11 72.7%
2022 32.66 15th 17 11.8%
2023 22.72 20th 23 13.0%
2024 32.18 21st 28 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.02 315th 339 7.1%
2019 17.83 299th 342 12.6%
2021 9.03 256th 281 8.9%
2022 17.05 280th 340 17.6%
2023 14.26 294th 339 13.3%
2024 28.21 250th 342 26.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.77 272nd 299 9.0%
2019 14.80 275th 299 8.0%
2021 12.69 192nd 202 5.0%
2022 13.09 285th 295 3.4%
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Rank History for Male students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.61 320th 343 6.7%
2019 14.37 300th 346 13.3%
2021 11.55 246th 281 12.5%
2022 11.16 300th 339 11.5%
2023 14.03 294th 343 14.3%
2024 18.13 284th 342 17.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.12 84th 91 7.7%
2019 38.34 70th 97 27.8%
2021 18.54 59th 68 13.2%
2022 14.46 79th 93 15.1%
2023 5.45 92nd 96 4.2%
2024 27.65 78th 98 20.4%
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Rank History for African American students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.29 92nd 134 31.3%
2019 49.94 67th 137 51.1%
2021 29.87 70th 94 25.5%
2022 40.11 77th 133 42.1%
2023 20.44 117th 142 17.6%
2024 54.56 60th 160 62.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.85 181st 193 6.2%
2019 15.24 182nd 206 11.7%
2021 11.46 138th 149 7.4%
2022 17.03 186th 217 14.3%
2023 14.24 217th 241 10.0%
2024 20.19 200th 249 19.7%
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Rank History for White students at South High Community

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.13 294th 303 3.0%
2019 12.11 283rd 302 6.3%
2021 8.29 236th 249 5.2%
2022 11.93 270th 300 10.0%
2023 13.22 269th 301 10.6%
2024 11.97 271st 302 10.3%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary 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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for South High Community

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 959 106 32 228 10 n/a n/a 0 1335
1989 893 108 65 325 1 n/a n/a 0 1392
1990 699 83 74 291 7 n/a n/a 0 1154
1991 615 93 85 316 7 n/a n/a 0 1116
1992 570 101 90 316 10 n/a n/a 0 1087
1993 560 123 109 351 3 n/a n/a 0 1146
1994 518 138 135 354 5 n/a n/a 0 1150
1995 512 128 199 376 13 n/a n/a 0 1228
1996 512 128 199 376 13 n/a n/a 0 1228
1997 519 123 188 399 11 n/a n/a 0 1240
1998 493 135 169 414 4 n/a n/a 0 1215
1999 523 126 168 371 4 n/a n/a 0 1192
2000 542 108 177 383 4 n/a n/a 0 1214
2001 571 133 183 386 5 n/a n/a 0 1278
2002 580 162 189 449 2 n/a n/a 0 1382
2003 580 162 189 449 2 n/a n/a 0 1382
2004 581 182 180 484 3 n/a n/a 0 1430
2005 583 211 177 542 5 n/a n/a 0 1518
2006 576 208 188 580 6 n/a n/a 3 1561
2007 486 206 182 560 2 n/a n/a 7 1443
2008 437 217 168 567 4 n/a n/a 7 1400
2009 395 226 175 563 3 1 13 0 1376
2010 363 237 172 541 3 1 10 0 1327
2011 349 222 188 517 6 1 14 0 1297
2012 329 237 207 538 10 1 15 0 1337
2013 320 235 206 504 9 1 13 0 1288
2014 304 248 188 496 7 0 21 0 1264
2015 299 230 191 573 4 0 26 0 1323
2016 313 233 195 564 2 0 35 0 1342
2017 339 243 181 621 2 0 35 0 1421
2018 319 225 187 635 2 0 39 0 1407
2019 296 236 171 646 1 0 47 0 1397
2020 290 250 152 644 1 0 42 0 1379
2021 324 249 163 642 1 0 46 0 1425
2022 352 256 159 704 1 0 51 1 1524
2023 388 285 169 756 2 0 65 1 1666
2024 433 337 194 752 0 0 75 0 1791

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 High Community

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1335 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1392 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1154 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1116 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1087 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1146 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1150 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1228 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1228 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1240 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1215 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1192 n/a 0.0 29.5
2000 1214 n/a 0.0 40.4
2001 1278 n/a 0.0 50.2
2002 1382 n/a n/a 60.5
2003 1382 n/a n/a 60.5
2004 1430 99.0 14.4 78.9
2005 1518 105.2 14.4 68.8
2006 1561 115.0 13.6 65
2007 1443 107.0 13.5 70.1
2008 1400 91.0 15.4 72.7
2009 1376 92.5 14.9 73.3
2010 1327 104.1 12.7 76.5
2011 1297 91.7 14.1 72.4
2012 1337 80.4 16.6 77.2
2013 1288 89.2 14.4 76.9
2014 1264 83.0 15.2 83.1
2015 1323 91.0 14.5 81
2016 1342 92.0 14.5 n/a
2017 1421 89.6 15.8 n/a
2018 1407 96.6 14.5 n/a
2019 1397 94.7 14.7 n/a
2020 1379 102.6 13.4 n/a
2021 1425 100.5 14.1 n/a
2022 1524 110.6 13.7 n/a
2023 1666 100.3 16.6 n/a
2024 1791 125.4 14.2 n/a

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 High Community

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1335 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1392 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1154 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1116 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1087 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1146 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1150 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1228 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1228 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1240 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1215 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1192 n/a 0.0 29.5
2000 1214 n/a 0.0 40.4
2001 1278 n/a 0.0 50.2
2002 1382 n/a n/a 60.5
2003 1382 n/a n/a 60.5
2004 1430 99.0 14.4 78.9
2005 1518 105.2 14.4 68.8
2006 1561 115.0 13.6 65
2007 1443 107.0 13.5 70.1
2008 1400 91.0 15.4 72.7
2009 1376 92.5 14.9 73.3
2010 1327 104.1 12.7 76.5
2011 1297 91.7 14.1 72.4
2012 1337 80.4 16.6 77.2
2013 1288 89.2 14.4 76.9
2014 1264 83.0 15.2 83.1
2015 1323 91.0 14.5 81
2016 1342 92.0 14.5 n/a
2017 1421 89.6 15.8 n/a
2018 1407 96.6 14.5 n/a
2019 1397 94.7 14.7 n/a
2020 1379 102.6 13.4 n/a
2021 1425 100.5 14.1 n/a
2022 1524 110.6 13.7 n/a
2023 1666 100.3 16.6 n/a
2024 1791 125.4 14.2 n/a

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 High Community

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $722 (4.8%) $14,388 (95.2%) $15,110
2020 $792 (4.9%) $15,434 (95.1%) $16,226
2021 $1,318 (7.9%) $15,453 (92.1%) $16,772

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South High Community

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 297th of 351 High schoolsRanks 295th of 347 High schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (South High Community)4434.8
 9.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)4236.2
 5.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (South High Community)3825.9
 12.1%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3626.2
 9.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13971666
 19.3%
African American236285
 20.8%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian171169
 1.2%
Hispanic646756
 17%
Pacific Islander00
White296388
 31.1%
Two or More Races4765
 38.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South High Community

South High Community ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

Students at South High Community are 42% Hispanic, 24% White, 19% African American, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

South High Community is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canterbury
Elementary : Columbus Park
Elementary : Gates Lane
Elementary : Goddard School/Science Technical
Elementary : Heard Street
Elementary : Quinsigamond
Elementary : Vernon Hill School
Elementary : Woodland Academy
Middle : Sullivan Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,791 students attended South High Community.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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