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Southern High School
8620 Preston Hwy Louisville KY, 40219, Jefferson County Phone: 502-485-8330 Ranking: (194 out of 223, bottom 13%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson County 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: | 79 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 48 | 79 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,129 | 1,185 | 1,221 | 1,238 | 1,288 | 1,277 | 1,251 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 304 | 26.9% | 304 | 25.7% | 354 | 29.0% | 359 | 29.0% | 405 | 31.4% | 407 | 31.9% | 407 | 32.5% |
Grade 10: | 295 | 26.1% | 324 | 27.3% | 310 | 25.4% | 354 | 28.6% | 334 | 25.9% | 357 | 28.0% | 336 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 275 | 24.4% | 275 | 23.2% | 292 | 23.9% | 266 | 21.5% | 288 | 22.4% | 270 | 21.1% | 281 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 254 | 22.5% | 279 | 23.5% | 261 | 21.4% | 257 | 20.8% | 258 | 20.0% | 243 | 19.0% | 227 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 656 | 58.1% | 699 | 59.0% | 705 | 57.7% | 699 | 56.5% | 704 | 54.7% | 683 | 53.5% | 682 | 54.5% |
Female: | 473 | 41.9% | 486 | 41.0% | 516 | 42.3% | 539 | 43.5% | 552 | 42.9% | 567 | 44.4% | 554 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 15 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 103 | 9.1% | 97 | 8.2% | 94 | 7.7% | 85 | 6.9% | 71 | 5.5% | 59 | 4.6% | 43 | 3.4% |
Black: | 356 | 31.5% | 366 | 30.9% | 387 | 31.7% | 395 | 31.9% | 435 | 33.8% | 398 | 31.2% | 365 | 29.2% |
White: | 642 | 56.9% | 706 | 59.6% | 722 | 59.1% | 742 | 59.9% | 741 | 57.5% | 785 | 61.5% | 816 | 65.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 662 | 58.6% | 676 | 57.0% | 675 | 55.3% | 725 | 58.6% | 730 | 56.7% | 653 | 51.1% | 575 | 46.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 8.6% | 107 | 9.0% | 97 | 7.9% | 129 | 10.4% | 158 | 12.3% | 150 | 11.7% | 133 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.37 | 14.11 | 14.89 | 15.48 | 23.85 | 26.60 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 41.7% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 42.0% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 41.9% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 47.5% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 64.6% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 45.9% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 28.9% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 16.3% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 31.0% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 34.5% | 50.9% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 18.5% | 38% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 28.0% | 53.1% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 26.05% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.47% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.27% | 43% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 24.9% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.55% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.71% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.61% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.83% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.75% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 62.57% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.67% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.86% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.91% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.69% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.53% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.99% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 17.58% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.88% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.09% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 11.44% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.88% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.58% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.82% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.92% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 11.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 88.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,341.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,249.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,776.0 |
* Southern High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.