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Southside High School | |
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Address | |
4100 Gary St , Arkansas 72903 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°20′55″N 94°23′19″W / 35.34861°N 94.38861°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1963 |
Superintendent | Terry Morawski[1] |
NCES School ID | 050633000373[3] |
Principal | Jeff Prewitt[2] |
Faculty | 11.56 (on FTE basis)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,537 (2017-18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.78[3] |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Columbia blue and red |
Athletics conference | 6A West |
Mascot | Mavericks |
Team name | Southside Mavericks |
Website | www |
Southside High School is a comprehensive public high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Southside provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12 and is one of two public high schools in Fort Smith, the other being Northside High School, both of which are administered by the Fort Smith School District. The school is a three-time recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
The school was opened in 1963 and has had over 15,000 graduates. Since 1966, the school has been accredited by AdvancED, formerly North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Southside was ranked 625th in Newsweek's Top 1,300 High Schools in the U.S. in 2008. In 2008, Southside was the recipient of "Best Practice School" by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. For the 2007-2008 school year, Southside received the Siemen's Award for Advanced Placement exam scores. Southside was in Newsweek's Top 1,000 High Schools in America for the 2009-2010 school year.