South Hills High School (Texas)

South Hills High School
Address
6101 McCart
Fort Worth, Texas 76133
United States
Coordinates 32°39′27″N 97°21′32″W / 32.65750°N 97.35889°W / 32.65750; -97.35889Coordinates: 32°39′27″N 97°21′32″W / 32.65750°N 97.35889°W / 32.65750; -97.35889
Information
School type Public secondary
School district Fort Worth Independent School District
Principal Dorothy Gomez
Teaching staff 89.84 (FTE)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,537 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio 17.11
Color(s) Black & White         
Nickname Scorpions
Website southhills.fwisd.org/pages/SouthHills
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South Hills High School is a 9-12 public high school in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of 14 zoned high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

History

South Hills opened in August 1998 with only a freshman class. The first graduating class, and the first year of 9-12 was 2002. The original school consisted of buildings and property purchased from a private school, Trinity Valley School. Roughly 50 portable classrooms and the original Trinity Valley structures were used until a bond issue in 2000 allowed the school as it is now to be constructed.[2]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,537 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

Additionally, 75.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Athletics

The South Hills Scorpions offer the following sports:[3]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys & girls)
  • Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Track (boys & girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Hills H S". ed.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ http://southhills.fwisd.org/pages/SouthHills/About_Us
  3. ↑ "Home". This is the home of goscorpionsports.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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