South Mountain High School

Grades: 9-12
Students: 2204
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 24:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 1,102:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
5 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
NA
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
1/10
College Readiness
2/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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I regret wasting my child's time here at a school with no discipline and no morals. My child is learning and has excellent grades but I fell I I took him to a better district he would have a better education. And he will be taught more respect about himself and have better morals. Circumstances caus
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Posted by a parent on 11/8/2025
The last 3 years many fights... Racial fights this year, boys can't even use the bathroom without getting harassed. Kids patting down other kids not only to steal their belongings but they will beat them up if you resist. If you want to be entertained with fights this is the place. And you have to w
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Posted by a parent on 11/9/2021
South has a bad rep, but if you look closely at the students and how much the campus has improved within the last decade, you realize there is a great outlook in extracurriculars and teachers. South has a great reputation for their law program and classes offered. I've met inspiring teachers who hav
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Posted by a student on 6/29/2021
I would rate my experience a 9/10, I had my teachers supporting me and I had a lot of positive friends, I really feel like the people who rate this school bad are just people who expected so much from the school but didn’t put in work or time to actually get a difference, so many people complain abo
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Posted by a student on 5/26/2020
I went to south mountain high school from june 1989-june 1993 and loved it
Posted by a community member on 12/13/2017

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Phoenix schools - South Mountain High School is located at 5401 South 7th Street, Phoenix AZ 85040. South Mountain High School is in the Phoenix Union High School District. South Mountain High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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