South High Community High School
170 Apricot St Worcester MA, 01603, Worcester County Phone: 508-799-3325 Ranking:  (274 out of 298, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Worcester School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 83 | 89 | 80 | 92 | 104 | 93 | 91 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,264 | 1,288 | 1,337 | 1,297 | 1,327 | 1,376 | 1,400 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 353 | 27.9% | 342 | 26.6% | 373 | 27.9% | 382 | 29.5% | 417 | 31.4% | 390 | 28.3% | 366 | 26.1% |
| Grade 10: | 326 | 25.8% | 334 | 25.9% | 343 | 25.7% | 364 | 28.1% | 336 | 25.3% | 346 | 25.1% | 354 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 292 | 23.1% | 302 | 23.4% | 340 | 25.4% | 274 | 21.1% | 290 | 21.9% | 317 | 23.0% | 345 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 293 | 23.2% | 310 | 24.1% | 281 | 21.0% | 277 | 21.4% | 284 | 21.4% | 322 | 23.4% | 332 | 23.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 692 | 54.7% | 707 | 54.9% | 729 | 54.5% | 729 | 56.2% | 727 | 54.8% | 728 | 52.9% | 719 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 572 | 45.3% | 581 | 45.1% | 608 | 45.5% | 568 | 43.8% | 600 | 45.2% | 648 | 47.1% | 670 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 188 | 14.9% | 206 | 16.0% | 207 | 15.5% | 188 | 14.5% | 172 | 13.0% | 175 | 12.7% | 168 | 12.0% |
| Hispanic: | 496 | 39.2% | 504 | 39.1% | 538 | 40.2% | 517 | 39.9% | 541 | 40.8% | 563 | 40.9% | 567 | 40.5% |
| Black: | 248 | 19.6% | 235 | 18.2% | 237 | 17.7% | 222 | 17.1% | 237 | 17.9% | 226 | 16.4% | 217 | 15.5% |
| White: | 304 | 24.1% | 320 | 24.8% | 329 | 24.6% | 349 | 26.9% | 363 | 27.4% | 395 | 28.7% | 437 | 31.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 982 | 77.7% | 918 | 71.3% | 954 | 71.4% | 866 | 66.8% | 938 | 70.7% | 908 | 66.0% | 913 | 65.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 5.5% | 73 | 5.7% | 78 | 5.8% | 73 | 5.6% | 77 | 5.8% | 101 | 7.3% | 100 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 14.43 | 16.61 | 14.13 | 12.74 | 14.90 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 32.5% | 37.9% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 37% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 42% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 57% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 63% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 31.4% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 41% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 51% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 57% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 56% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 62% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 62% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 23% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 40% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 45% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 15% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 16% | 24% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 19% | 27% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 47% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 47% | 48% | 73% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 35% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 9% | 36% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 24% | 61% |
| 2010 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 1% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South High Community High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.