South Hills High School (Texas)

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.

South Hills High School
Address
6101 McCart

Fort Worth
,
Texas
76133

United States
Coordinates32°39′27″N 97°21′32″W
Information
School typePublic secondary
School districtFort Worth Independent School District
PrincipalRodrigo Durbin
Teaching staff122.35 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,076 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.59[1]
Color(s)Black & White         
NicknameScorpions
Websitesouthhills.fwisd.org/pages/SouthHills
[2]

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.[3]

Demographics

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

  • Male - 51.0%
  • Female - 49.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.7%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 3.8%
  • Black - 9.2%
  • Hispanic - 80.5%
  • White - 5.5%
  • Multiracial - 0.3%

Additionally, 75.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch.[2]

Athletics

The South Hills Scorpions offer the following sports:[4]

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

Notable alumni
  • Brandon Williams, former NFL player
  • Tylan Wallace, current Oklahoma State University wide receiver, 2018 All-American, 2018 Biletnikoff Award finalist

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