📍 645 S. Barranca St., West Covina, Los Angeles County, 91723
South Hills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Covina, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,640 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terry Abernathy. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
South Hills High enrolls 1,640 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian and 7.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,284 | 79% |
| Asian | 158 | 9.7% |
| White | 121 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
871 of the school's 1,640 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Hills High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
South Hills High is one of 18 schools in Covina-Valley Unified, based in Covina, California. The district serves 11,055 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,640 students, South Hills High is larger than the district average of about 614 students per school.