📍 3920 Armory Rd, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 76302
Southern Hills el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita Falls, Wichita County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Garcia. It is part of the Wichita Falls Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Hills el enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 57% |
| White | 108 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 431 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southern Hills el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 69.
Southern Hills el is one of 27 schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD, based in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. The district serves 12,644 students district-wide and employs 952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Southern Hills el is close to the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize