South High School, CO

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
1700 East Louisiana Avenue, Denver, CO 80210
phone
(720) 423-6000
phonelink
denversouth.org

How South High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score46
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at South High School

1,577 Students
100% Low-Income Students
91 Teachers
17 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School CO US
Female 50% 48% 48%
Male 50% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School CO US
Grade 9 31% 18% 17%
Grade 10 25% 19% 17%
Grade 11 22% 19% 17%
Grade 12 22% 23% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School CO US
Asian 7% 3% 4%
Black 15% 4% 14%
Caucasian 39% 57% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 33% 32% 22%
Native American 1% 1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 4% 4% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at South High School

35% Math Proficiency
36% Reading Proficiency
36% Average Proficiency
97% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School CO US
Female 34% 41% 50%
Male 34% 37% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School CO US
High School 36% 38% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School CO US
Asian 40% 53% 59%
Black 8% 37% 38%
Caucasian 62% 45% 54%
Other 60% 49% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School CO US
Limited English 10% 28% 34%
Low-Income 20% 28% 39%
With Disabilities 12% 24% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at South High School

89% Overall Rate
87% Low-Income
77% Limited English
50% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School CO US
Asian 64% 64% 69%
Black 87% 59% 69%
Caucasian 95% 71% 79%
Other 80% 61% 60%

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