South High High School
701 West 33rd South Wichita KS, 67217, Sedgwick County Phone: 316-973-5450 Ranking:  (299 out of 308, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wichita Unified School District 259 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 91 | 92 | 81 | 84 | 91 | 84 | 81 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,597 | 1,485 | 1,394 | 1,501 | 1,539 | 1,615 | 1,674 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 492 | 30.8% | 472 | 31.8% | 327 | 23.5% | 410 | 27.3% | 404 | 26.3% | 466 | 28.9% | 460 | 27.5% |
| Grade 10: | 472 | 29.6% | 322 | 21.7% | 371 | 26.6% | 376 | 25.0% | 438 | 28.5% | 426 | 26.4% | 470 | 28.1% |
| Grade 11: | 306 | 19.2% | 360 | 24.2% | 329 | 23.6% | 381 | 25.4% | 356 | 23.1% | 387 | 24.0% | 357 | 21.3% |
| Grade 12: | 327 | 20.5% | 331 | 22.3% | 367 | 26.3% | 334 | 22.3% | 341 | 22.2% | 336 | 20.8% | 387 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 818 | 51.2% | 740 | 49.8% | 698 | 50.1% | 747 | 49.8% | 774 | 50.3% | 760 | 47.1% | 835 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 779 | 48.8% | 745 | 50.2% | 696 | 49.9% | 754 | 50.2% | 765 | 49.7% | 743 | 46.0% | 835 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 40 | 2.5% | 42 | 2.8% | 43 | 3.1% | 40 | 2.7% | 45 | 2.9% | 66 | 4.1% | 76 | 4.5% |
| Asian: | 39 | 2.4% | 39 | 2.6% | 39 | 2.8% | 40 | 2.7% | 40 | 2.6% | 53 | 3.3% | 47 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 414 | 25.9% | 351 | 23.6% | 268 | 19.2% | 290 | 19.3% | 275 | 17.9% | 222 | 13.7% | 241 | 14.4% |
| Black: | 269 | 16.8% | 252 | 17.0% | 235 | 16.9% | 253 | 16.9% | 257 | 16.7% | 310 | 19.2% | 350 | 20.9% |
| White: | 644 | 40.3% | 638 | 43.0% | 675 | 48.4% | 727 | 48.4% | 784 | 50.9% | 860 | 53.3% | 960 | 57.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 189 | 11.8% | 160 | 10.8% | 131 | 9.4% | 149 | 9.9% | 136 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,100 | 68.9% | 962 | 64.8% | 868 | 62.3% | 931 | 62.0% | 927 | 60.2% | 858 | 53.1% | 775 | 46.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 11.3% | 204 | 13.7% | 185 | 13.3% | 167 | 11.1% | 159 | 10.3% | 241 | 14.9% | 217 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.53 | 16.18 | 17.19 | 17.93 | 16.88 | 19.20 | 20.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.44% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.15% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.67% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.09% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.93% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.53% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.27% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.84% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.32% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.81% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.82% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.69% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.76% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.02% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.65% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 51.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,033.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,027.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,239.0 |
* South High 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.