South Hills Elementary

Summary:

South Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving around 690 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Fort Worth Independent School District.

South Hills Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 88% Hispanic and over 90% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger and lower-than-average STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. Certain student subgroups, such as African American, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students, perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. While nearby schools like Alice D. Contreras and Westcliff Elementary perform better, the majority of the surrounding schools also struggle academically and rank in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools.

Despite the school's consistently low performance, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement, particularly if the school can address the specific challenges faced by its student subgroups and leverage its relatively high per-student spending of around $10,000 to implement more effective instructional strategies and support services. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the specific needs of the school and its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3009 Bilglade Rd
       Fort Worth, TX  76133-1618


(817) 814-5800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3384th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,073 Help


Students who attend South Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McLean 6th Grade
    McLean Middle
High:    South Hills High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  690

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.3%
White:
5.9%
African American:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Hills Elementary ranks worse than 72.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 31st among 79 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.3%), White (5.9%), African American (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Hills Elementary is 16.8. 72 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Hills Elementary is $10,073. 72 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

South Hills Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.58 2847th 3465 17.8%
2005 37.24 2580th 3475 25.8%
2006 32.90 2741st 3476 21.1%
2007 32.40 2972nd 3724 20.2%
2008 8.57 3684th 3768 2.2%
2009 29.27 3226th 3884 16.9%
2010 27.88 3357th 3937 14.7%
2011 35.84 3141st 4095 23.3%
2012 48.68 2367th 4206 43.7%
2013 47.64 2422nd 4221 42.6%
2014 48.92 2398th 4260 43.7%
2015 37.33 2996th 4320 30.6%
2016 31.24 3229th 4286 24.7%
2017 24.32 3520th 4329 18.7%
2018 22.28 3679th 4359 15.6%
2019 13.13 4230th 4479 5.6%
2021 20.27 3843rd 4578 16.1%
2022 22.79 3794th 4581 17.2%
2023 29.77 3412th 4647 26.6%
2024 30.84 3384th 4675 27.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.94 2034th 3226 36.9%
2019 29.48 2715th 3333 18.5%
2021 39.75 2093rd 3446 39.3%
2022 40.83 2180th 3487 37.5%
2023 47.45 1816th 3556 48.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.59 2267th 3558 36.3%
2019 29.25 2885th 3684 21.7%
2021 19.05 3705th 3799 2.5%
2022 25.40 3356th 3952 15.1%
2023 15.92 3958th 4086 3.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.01 3103rd 4264 27.2%
2019 22.78 3853rd 4309 10.6%
2021 24.53 3757th 4451 15.6%
2022 33.01 3311th 4477 26.0%
2023 39.41 2906th 4521 35.7%
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Rank History for Female students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.87 3377th 4306 21.6%
2019 15.08 4084th 4348 6.1%
2021 19.18 3937th 4499 12.5%
2022 26.85 3627th 4561 20.5%
2023 29.31 3453rd 4588 24.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.93 2613th 3106 15.9%
2019 22.38 2868th 3184 9.9%
2021 20.59 2589th 3006 13.9%
2022 15.57 2787th 2958 5.8%
2023 30.97 2523rd 2980 15.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.33 2209th 4240 47.9%
2019 34.29 3103rd 4295 27.8%
2021 35.27 2949th 4331 31.9%
2022 45.30 2428th 4461 45.6%
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Rank History for Male students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.90 3834th 4319 11.2%
2019 14.02 4124th 4357 5.3%
2021 24.12 3591st 4498 20.2%
2022 22.04 3865th 4563 15.3%
2023 31.74 3279th 4585 28.5%
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Rank History for African American students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.08 1909th 2483 23.1%
2019 20.83 2277th 2515 9.5%
2021 10.74 2433rd 2444 0.5%
2022 8.62 2395th 2421 1.1%
2023 26.22 2013th 2443 17.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.54 3554th 4168 14.7%
2019 15.27 3999th 4188 4.5%
2021 24.67 3594th 4329 17.0%
2022 29.66 3440th 4376 21.4%
2023 35.66 3043rd 4401 30.9%
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Rank History for White students at South Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.36 2253rd 3127 28.0%
2019 33.16 2319th 3142 26.2%
2021 39.08 1972nd 3082 36.0%
2022 32.37 2336th 3082 24.2%
2023 31.72 2329th 3106 25.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

South Hills Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for South Hills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 326 58 4 116 n/a n/a n/a 0 504
1989 390 35 5 152 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1990 410 34 3 193 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1991 404 22 3 187 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1992 396 28 4 197 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1993 300 126 5 196 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1994 297 26 10 215 2 n/a n/a 0 550
1995 239 56 8 294 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1996 239 56 8 294 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1997 249 40 7 299 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1998 224 45 8 367 3 n/a n/a 0 647
1999 219 41 7 400 2 n/a n/a 0 669
2000 209 40 4 474 2 n/a n/a 0 729
2001 148 20 4 496 4 n/a n/a 0 672
2002 131 19 4 596 3 n/a n/a 0 753
2003 131 19 4 596 3 n/a n/a 0 753
2004 129 14 3 626 1 n/a n/a 0 773
2005 114 18 2 647 0 n/a n/a 0 781
2006 116 13 2 675 0 n/a n/a 0 806
2007 92 15 1 725 0 n/a n/a 0 833
2008 74 11 3 753 0 n/a n/a 0 841
2009 56 18 1 799 1 n/a n/a 0 875
2010 72 23 1 821 1 n/a n/a 0 918
2011 61 24 0 804 3 0 2 0 894
2012 54 24 1 791 3 0 4 0 877
2013 51 36 1 794 3 0 4 0 889
2014 45 22 0 774 0 0 4 0 845
2015 59 25 0 750 0 0 1 0 835
2016 62 37 0 787 0 0 4 0 890
2017 59 23 0 759 0 0 6 0 847
2018 52 29 0 768 0 0 2 0 851
2019 51 41 1 736 1 0 3 0 833
2020 47 26 3 700 0 0 8 0 784
2021 40 24 3 625 0 0 11 0 703
2022 46 19 3 605 0 0 7 0 680
2023 41 22 3 609 0 0 15 0 690

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 25.0 20.1 n/a
1989 582 n/a n/a n/a
1990 640 33.0 19.3 n/a
1991 616 33.0 18.6 n/a
1992 625 37.0 16.8 37.6
1993 627 33.0 19.0 50.9
1994 550 32.0 17.2 44.2
1995 598 31.3 19.1 53.2
1996 598 31.3 19.1 53.2
1997 597 32.4 18.4 55.6
1998 647 33.2 19.5 56
1999 669 34.1 19.6 62
2000 729 35.1 20.8 65.4
2001 672 38.0 17.7 64.6
2002 753 43.2 17.4 72.5
2003 753 43.2 17.4 72.5
2004 773 42.6 18.1 78.5
2005 781 43.7 17.9 81.7
2006 806 45.4 17.8 81.3
2007 833 45.9 18.1 81.8
2008 841 43.0 19.6 80.7
2009 875 46.0 19.0 83.2
2010 918 49.0 18.7 85.8
2011 894 48.0 18.6 84.1
2012 877 46.7 18.7 86.3
2013 889 48.0 18.5 87.4
2014 845 46.0 18.3 87.1
2015 835 46.0 18.1 86.8
2016 890 51.0 17.4 84.7
2017 847 50.0 16.9 87.8
2018 851 49.8 17.0 85.5
2019 833 52.4 15.8 88.6
2020 784 47.3 16.5 88.8
2021 703 45.6 15.3 89.2
2022 680 42.6 15.9 88.1
2023 690 40.9 16.8 90.1

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 25.0 20.1 n/a
1989 582 n/a n/a n/a
1990 640 33.0 19.3 n/a
1991 616 33.0 18.6 n/a
1992 625 37.0 16.8 37.6
1993 627 33.0 19.0 50.9
1994 550 32.0 17.2 44.2
1995 598 31.3 19.1 53.2
1996 598 31.3 19.1 53.2
1997 597 32.4 18.4 55.6
1998 647 33.2 19.5 56
1999 669 34.1 19.6 62
2000 729 35.1 20.8 65.4
2001 672 38.0 17.7 64.6
2002 753 43.2 17.4 72.5
2003 753 43.2 17.4 72.5
2004 773 42.6 18.1 78.5
2005 781 43.7 17.9 81.7
2006 806 45.4 17.8 81.3
2007 833 45.9 18.1 81.8
2008 841 43.0 19.6 80.7
2009 875 46.0 19.0 83.2
2010 918 49.0 18.7 85.8
2011 894 48.0 18.6 84.1
2012 877 46.7 18.7 86.3
2013 889 48.0 18.5 87.4
2014 845 46.0 18.3 87.1
2015 835 46.0 18.1 86.8
2016 890 51.0 17.4 84.7
2017 847 50.0 16.9 87.8
2018 851 49.8 17.0 85.5
2019 833 52.4 15.8 88.6
2020 784 47.3 16.5 88.8
2021 703 45.6 15.3 89.2
2022 680 42.6 15.9 88.1
2023 690 40.9 16.8 90.1

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 Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $407 (4.6%) $8,538 (95.4%) $8,945
2020 $449 (5.2%) $8,139 (94.8%) $8,588
2021 $1,773 (17.6%) $8,300 (82.4%) $10,073

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Hills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4230th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3412th of 4647 Elementary schools
 21%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (South Hills Elementary)1931
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Hills Elementary)2115
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (South Hills Elementary)2433
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (South Hills Elementary)1834
 16%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Hills Elementary)2450
 26%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (South Hills Elementary)2036
 16%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (South Hills Elementary)3652
 16%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Hills Elementary)3432
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (South Hills Elementary)2621
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3418
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students833690
 17.2%
African American4122
 46.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic736609
 17.3%
Pacific Islander00
White5141
 19.6%
Two or More Races315
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.6%90.1%
 1.5%


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Students at South Hills Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

South Hills Elementary ranks 3384th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend South Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McLean 6th Grade
Middle : McLean Middle
High : South Hills High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 690 students attended South Hills Elementary.


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