Southside High School

4100 Gary St, Fort Smith AR, 72903 | Fort Smith Public Schools | 479-646-7371
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1537
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 4% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 36 in Fort Smith
  • Ranked #0 of 1264 in Arkansas
Proficiency Averages
43%Fort Smith
45%Arkansas

Southside High School is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Fort Smith Public Schools" in Fort Smith, AR. There are a total of 1,537 students and 112 teachers at Southside High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Southside High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 46.5%, which is 4% higher than the Arkansas average.

Southside High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1537
Teachers112
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment525
Taking some courses510
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses305
Passing no courses195

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Southside High School, there are a total of 525 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 510 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Southside High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArkansasNational
White 64.3% 43.2% 64.5% 51.1%
Black 4.6% 11.4% 19.3% 15.9%
Asian 7.8% 6.1% 1.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8% 31.5% 11.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.2% 1.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
Multiracial 11.2% 6.2% 1.9% 3.1%

Fort Smith demographics profile

StatisticFort SmithArkansasNational
Population87,7883,017,825328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3725891
Median age36.737.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%58%55%
Speak English79%93%79%
Speak Spanish16%5%13%

Education level achieved in Fort Smith

IndexFort SmithArkansasNational
Completed 8th grade76.1%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school74.4%79.0%83.0%
Completed some college50.1%50.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree27.3%27.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.9%21.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.4%7.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.1%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Southside High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.