Southside High School
7975 Us Hwy 80 East
Selma AL, 36701, Dallas County
Phone: 334-872-0518
Ranking: 
(354 out of 359, bottom 1%)*
(354 out of 359, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dallas 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: | 31 | 31 | 30 | NA | NA | 32 | 37 | 36 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 406 | 451 | 418 | 465 | 525 | 530 | 554 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 89 | 21.9% | 149 | 33.0% | 109 | 26.1% | 108 | 23.2% | 132 | 25.1% | 168 | 31.7% | 171 | 30.9% |
| Grade 10: | 130 | 32.0% | 101 | 22.4% | 108 | 25.8% | 111 | 23.9% | 146 | 27.8% | 150 | 28.3% | 144 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 92 | 22.7% | 98 | 21.7% | 95 | 22.7% | 119 | 25.6% | 131 | 25.0% | 107 | 20.2% | 114 | 20.6% |
| Grade 12: | 95 | 23.4% | 103 | 22.8% | 106 | 25.4% | 127 | 27.3% | 116 | 22.1% | 105 | 19.8% | 125 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 48.5% | 228 | 50.6% | 208 | 49.8% | 237 | 51.0% | 274 | 52.2% | 265 | 50.0% | 272 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 209 | 51.5% | 223 | 49.4% | 210 | 50.2% | 228 | 49.0% | 243 | 46.3% | 257 | 48.5% | 278 | 50.2% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 406 | 100.0% | 450 | 99.8% | 413 | 98.8% | 459 | 98.7% | 518 | 98.7% | 524 | 98.9% | 553 | 99.8% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 361 | 88.9% | 421 | 93.3% | 383 | 91.6% | 414 | 89.0% | 472 | 89.9% | 468 | 88.3% | 494 | 89.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.1% | 20 | 4.3% | 28 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.3% | 35 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 14.59 | 14.09 | NA | NA | 16.19 | 14.10 | 15.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 24% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 21.1% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 25.3% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.22% | 23.88% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 11.86% | 14.66% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 50% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.7% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 46.7% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.04% | 35.27% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.67% | 48.23% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 38% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 39.2% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 39% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.26% | 38.06% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.21% | 31.6% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 41.2% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 31.3% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 42.8% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.17% | 36.95% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.14% | 36.81% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.66% | 51.48% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.73% | 77.63% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.94% | 85.26% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.93% | 86.62% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 86.77% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.1% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.9% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.03% | 65.98% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.13% | 55.12% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.78% | 65.42% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.42% | 57.81% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.05% | 56.38% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.84% | 52.38% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.5% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.67% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 65.24% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.53% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.12% | 71.56% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.82% | 67.33% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.29% | 63.6% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.7% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 76.8% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 69.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.97% | 70.42% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.41% | 58.28% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.75% | 69.36% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.12% | 61.32% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.72% | 66.56% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.53% | 63.97% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 75.2% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 68.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.23% | 70.11% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.55% | 61.18% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54.44% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 62.9% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 73.8% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 60.8% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.18% | 58.88% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.04% | 54.79% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.46% | 63.3% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.99% | 51.09% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.64% | 54.7% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 60.29% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.81% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.64% | 96.42% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.12% | 94.58% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.4% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.9% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.74% | 84.98% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.35% | 88.19% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.07% | 91.37% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 81.72% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.64% | 83.99% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 75.73% | 79.78% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.4% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.2% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.36% | 83.28% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.95% | 87.16% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.03% | 92.09% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.66% | 89.66% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 93.6% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.47% | 87.36% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.5% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.7% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 88.1% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.23% | 80.89% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 86.8% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.11% | 89.57% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.83% | 85.17% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 86.12% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.43% | 85.56% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 95.8% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 95.7% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.4% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.18% | 86.01% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.74% | 87.16% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.02% | 87.41% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.9% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.6% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.49% | 83.28% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.48% | 86.46% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.05% | 89.57% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.27% | 81.66% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.82% | 76.51% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.79% | 79.42% | 89.74% |
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* Southside 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.