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Southside High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4100 Gary St, Fort Smith, AR 72903 · (479) 646-7371 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

Fort Smith’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
2,053
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southside High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 51.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Fort Smith kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southside High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4100 Gary St, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9528
Grade 10510
Grade 11563
Grade 12444
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
1,358’20
1,794’21
1,956’22
1,970’23
2,053’24

Up 51.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside High School from Fort Smith families.

Other schools in Fort Smith Public Schools

The district →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
B+
582 students18:1
John P. Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A+
514 students19:1
Sunnymede Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C
510 students19:1
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
493 students19:1
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A
459 students19:1
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
411 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Fort Smith’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.