Southside High School
801 Glenwood Avenue, Se, Atlanta, GA, 30316 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Southside High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Fulton County, GA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1130 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 76 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 333 students
Grade 10 - 285 students
Grade 11 - 263 students
Grade 12 - 249 students
This School ( GA ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( GA ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 4% 9%
% Black 94% 40%
% White 2% 45%
Additional Student Information
This School ( GA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 74% 45%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( GA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Atlanta City School District
This School's Agency ( GA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 103 6
Number of Students Managed 56,675 students 3,730 students
District Total Revenue $716,804,000 $29,999,000
District Expenditure $719,855,000 $27,898,000
District Revenue / Student $12,648 $9,137
District Expenditure / Student $12,701 $8,688
District Graduation Rates 66% 74%
School Notes:
  • Southside Comprehensive High School is a high school of approximately 1,500 students in fast-developing southeast Atlanta, Georgia, United States community near Grant Park, just south of I-20. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools.
  • The school was formed after Smith High School combined with Roosevelt High School in 1994, making it the youngest high school in the Atlanta Public Schools system.
  • The school was designated a GE Foundation "College Bound" school in 2002 and received a 5-year, $1 million grant to help increase student readiness for college courses.
  • The school is home to the district's Information Processing magnet program.
  • In the 2005-2006 school year 50% of students from Crim High School were sent to attend Southside due to re-zoning.
  • Coan Middle School and King Middle School are the main feeder schools for Southside Comprehensive High School.
  • Extracurricular Activities: Southside Comprehensive High School has many athletic and academic organizations. The school has a basketball team, soccer team, football team, track team, softball team, and a baseball team as well as other athletic organizations including a golf club.
  • The academic organizations are just as numerous, and include a Quiz Bowl team, Math club, Student Government Association, Future Black Leaders of America, Science club, Computer club, Dance club, Robotics team, Skills USA chapter, Marching Band, Chorus, Army JROTC, Drill team, and various language clubs.
  • Dress code: Students are required to follow a strict dress code.
  • Feeder Patters: The following elementary school feed into Southside: Burgess, Cook, East Lake, Peterson, Toomer, and Whitefoord.
  • The following middle schools feed into Southside: Coan and King.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (30316)
School Zip (30316) (GA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 32,495 people 7,666,612 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 21% 21%
Population Average Age 32 years old 33.4 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $32,465 $44,694
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 30 years old
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Zipcode (30316)



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