Southern Hills Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Wichita Falls ISD
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: N/A

Total students

552

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Southern Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Wichita Falls, TX, in the Wichita Falls ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 552 students. 67.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,565, which is $8,909 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.wfisd.net

Address

3920 Armory Rd
Wichita Falls, TX 76302

Office phone number

(940) 235-1188

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Southern Hills Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 09. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 09.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

552

African American

53 (9.6%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.5%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.7%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

361 (65.4%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

107 (19.4%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

24 (4.3%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

9.6%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

65.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

19.4%

Two or more races

4.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

67.9 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 67.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

32.1 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

67.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

33 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.9 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

33.0%

Gifted and talented

2.7%

Special education

14.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

19.5 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

21.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

33.3 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 31%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

13.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

29.1 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

36.7

African American

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

13 (35.5%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.7 (64.5%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 77.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (2.7%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

30.7 (83.6%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5 (13.6%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.1

Wichita Falls ISD: 14.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$53,565

Wichita Falls ISD: $56,018

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$48,781

Wichita Falls ISD: $50,031

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$49,639

Wichita Falls ISD: $50,094

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,254

Wichita Falls ISD: $52,642

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,804

Wichita Falls ISD: $58,485

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$62,394

Wichita Falls ISD: $65,381

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: $70,849

Statewide: $74,014

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