South Oak Cliff High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dallas, Texas
South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas enrolled 1,560 students in 2024-25 with 98.2 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,513 students in 2022-23, 1,537 students in 2023-24, 1,560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 95.5 to 98.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,513 | 95.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,537 | 104.2 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,560 | 98.2 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 354 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Oak Cliff High School enrolled 1,414 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 97 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 354 of the 1,414 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions97
- Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.1% of students were Black, 38.4% Hispanic, 1.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black58.1%
- Hispanic38.4%
- Two or more races1.1%
- White0.9%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at South Oak Cliff High School scored proficient or above: 24% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 24% | 39% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
78% of the 345 students in South Oak Cliff High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 78% | 81% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 345 | 10,062 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Dallas
72 public high schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline High School | 3,837 | 16.9 | 89.3% |
| Lake Highlands High School | 2,972 | 14.7 | 47.1% |
| Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy | 2,208 | 14.8 | 89.4% |
| W T White High School | 2,204 | 15.9 | 87.2% |
| Sunset High School | 2,164 | 16.2 | 90.1% |
| Highland Park High School | 2,119 | 14.4 | not reported |
| Moises E Molina High School | 2,006 | 16.1 | 90.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson High School | 1,832 | 16.0 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Oak Cliff High School
- Barbara M Manns H S DAEPThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 148 students, 7.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- New Tech H S at B F Darrell High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 407 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare South Oak Cliff High School with Barbara M Manns H S DAEPStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dallas ISD spends per student$14,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,470
- The largest public schools in TexasSouth Oak Cliff High School is the number 443 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#443 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about South Oak Cliff High School
How many students attend South Oak Cliff High School?
1,560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,513 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dallas, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Oak Cliff High School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Oak Cliff High School a Title I school?
South Oak Cliff High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Oak Cliff High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at South Oak Cliff High School scored proficient or above: 24% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at South Oak Cliff High School?
78% of the 345 students in South Oak Cliff High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is South Oak Cliff High School in?
Dallas ISD, NCES district ID 4816230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481623001358 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.