South Side High School
140 Shepherd St
Rockville Centre NY, 11570, Nassau County
Phone: 516-255-8944
Ranking: 
(284 out of 989, top 29%)*
(284 out of 989, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rockville Centre Union Free 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: | 95 | 95 | 94 | 114 | 92 | 94 | 93 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,099 | 1,134 | 1,149 | 1,114 | 1,098 | 1,110 | 1,138 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 241 | 21.9% | 255 | 22.5% | 310 | 27.0% | 283 | 25.4% | 253 | 23.0% | 260 | 23.4% | 265 | 23.3% |
| Grade 10: | 255 | 23.2% | 306 | 27.0% | 281 | 24.5% | 262 | 23.5% | 265 | 24.1% | 263 | 23.7% | 286 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 297 | 27.0% | 281 | 24.8% | 263 | 22.9% | 268 | 24.1% | 267 | 24.3% | 289 | 26.0% | 266 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 277 | 25.2% | 263 | 23.2% | 268 | 23.3% | 269 | 24.1% | 290 | 26.4% | 274 | 24.7% | 300 | 26.4% |
| Ungraded: | 29 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.6% | 27 | 2.3% | 32 | 2.9% | 23 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.2% | 21 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 547 | 49.8% | 576 | 50.8% | 589 | 51.3% | 579 | 52.0% | 582 | 53.0% | 559 | 50.4% | 578 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 552 | 50.2% | 558 | 49.2% | 560 | 48.7% | 535 | 48.0% | 505 | 46.0% | 540 | 48.6% | 556 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 35 | 3.2% | 36 | 3.2% | 39 | 3.4% | 32 | 2.9% | 34 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.0% | 37 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 128 | 11.6% | 145 | 12.8% | 148 | 12.9% | 131 | 11.8% | 131 | 11.9% | 133 | 12.0% | 140 | 12.3% |
| Black: | 78 | 7.1% | 93 | 8.2% | 93 | 8.1% | 99 | 8.9% | 98 | 8.9% | 96 | 8.6% | 89 | 7.8% |
| White: | 836 | 76.1% | 848 | 74.8% | 864 | 75.2% | 841 | 75.5% | 832 | 75.8% | 845 | 76.1% | 872 | 76.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 11 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 10.8% | 132 | 11.6% | 123 | 10.7% | 109 | 9.8% | 110 | 10.0% | 110 | 9.9% | 74 | 6.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 3.7% | 44 | 3.9% | 40 | 3.5% | 39 | 3.5% | 30 | 2.7% | 31 | 2.8% | 22 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.62 | 11.99 | 12.17 | 9.79 | 11.88 | 11.80 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 82% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 61% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 74% | 84% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 83% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 84% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 53% | 84% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 89% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 58% | 86% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 76% | 92% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 90% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 69% | 86% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 57% | 87% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 61% | 85% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 20% | 20% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Side High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.