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South High School

South High School school profile in Denver, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
73/100
durable school quality, upward momentum · high confidence
Enrollment
1,920
Enrollment has increased 4% over the available history.
FRL Share
37.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
648.6
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives South High School

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Academic Quality

69

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

71

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

83

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Denver and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 45 · Colorado 48
73 45
2 Academic average
Peer 591.9 · Colorado 615.2
648.6 591.9
3 ELA
Peer 733.7 · Colorado 735.7
737.5 733.7
4 Math
Peer 444.3 · Colorado 460.4
474.2 444.3
5 Science
Peer 682.1 · Colorado 705
734.1 682.1
6 Enrollment
Peer 493 · Colorado 621
1,920 493
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Denver 9.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
2.9 / 1k 9.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Denver $1,969 · Colorado $1,977
$2,119 $1,969
3 Home price
Denver $548,862 · Colorado $556,199
$915,085 $548,862
4 Poverty rate
Denver 11% · Colorado 10.1%
2.5% 11%
5 Median income
Denver $103,391 · Colorado $101,131
$250,001 $103,391
6 Renter share
Denver 42.3% · Colorado 32.6%
13.5% 42.3%
Research notes

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Academic picture

South High School currently posts a blended academic reading around 648.6, with ELA at 737.5, Math at 474.2, and Science at 734.1. Against Denver high schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 69/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 4% over the available history. ELA has moved up 1.3 points over the available history. Math has moved up 30.3 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 71/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

South High School currently serves about 1,920 students. FRL share sits near 37.6%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 003402 carries violent crime around 2.9 / 1k, market rent near $2,119, median income near $250,001, and home-price context near $915,085. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80209 where rent context currently sits near $2,119 and home-price context near $915,085. Nearby violent crime has moved up 45% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

South High School currently reads as durable school quality, upward momentum. The total TractSignal school score is 73/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.