South Senior High High School
3131 19th Ave South Minneapolis MN, 55407, Hennepin County Phone: 612-668-4300 Ranking:  (218 out of 414, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Minneapolis Public School District 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: | 89 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,754 | 1,802 | 1,844 | 1,957 | 1,963 | 1,994 | 1,978 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 478 | 27.3% | 458 | 25.4% | 460 | 24.9% | 504 | 25.8% | 493 | 25.1% | 531 | 26.6% | 501 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 437 | 24.9% | 432 | 24.0% | 463 | 25.1% | 500 | 25.5% | 523 | 26.6% | 484 | 24.3% | 518 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 396 | 22.6% | 458 | 25.4% | 451 | 24.5% | 508 | 26.0% | 462 | 23.5% | 493 | 24.7% | 526 | 26.6% |
| Grade 12: | 443 | 25.3% | 454 | 25.2% | 470 | 25.5% | 445 | 22.7% | 485 | 24.7% | 486 | 24.4% | 433 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 884 | 50.4% | 903 | 50.1% | 925 | 50.2% | 986 | 50.4% | 995 | 50.7% | 1,004 | 50.4% | 971 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 870 | 49.6% | 899 | 49.9% | 919 | 49.8% | 971 | 49.6% | 960 | 48.9% | 982 | 49.2% | 1,003 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 129 | 7.4% | 115 | 6.4% | 121 | 6.6% | 144 | 7.4% | 140 | 7.1% | 154 | 7.7% | 161 | 8.1% |
| Asian: | 84 | 4.8% | 96 | 5.3% | 109 | 5.9% | 119 | 6.1% | 136 | 6.9% | 133 | 6.7% | 127 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic: | 291 | 16.6% | 250 | 13.9% | 231 | 12.5% | 201 | 10.3% | 162 | 8.3% | 155 | 7.8% | 150 | 7.6% |
| Black: | 521 | 29.7% | 545 | 30.2% | 522 | 28.3% | 546 | 27.9% | 530 | 27.0% | 509 | 25.5% | 492 | 24.9% |
| White: | 715 | 40.8% | 782 | 43.4% | 852 | 46.2% | 943 | 48.2% | 995 | 50.7% | 1,043 | 52.3% | 1,048 | 53.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 860 | 49.0% | 850 | 47.2% | 784 | 42.5% | 796 | 40.7% | 714 | 36.4% | 628 | 31.5% | 600 | 30.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 6.0% | 133 | 7.4% | 147 | 8.0% | 129 | 6.6% | 105 | 5.3% | 122 | 6.1% | 124 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.79 | 20.37 | 20.33 | 21.22 | 21.81 | 22.80 | 23.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 49.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 55.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 49.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 39.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 48.3% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 54% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 54.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 54.6% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57.7% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 43.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 49.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 16% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 24.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 25.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 28.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 30.8% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 36.5% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 27.2% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 35.4% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 46.7% | 32% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 43.3% | 31.2% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 58.2% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 58.1% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 61.8% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 39.9% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 42.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 38.3% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 45.3% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 77% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 74.5% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.9% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.7% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.2% | 62.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 6.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $60,429.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,194.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $61,924.0 |
* South Senior High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.