Southside High School is the oldest and most successful IB school in South Carolina. Southside High School is one of the smallest public high school within Greenville County School District with an enrollment of 880 students. Our IB Diploma Program serves approximately 21.5 % of the students of the age group eligible for the program, being a “school within a school model.” Southside is a certified AVID high school and the first school in Greenville County to implement AVID. Our educational program is academically challenging and built on high expectations. We offer a variety of programs: International Baccalaureate (IB), AVID, Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, Dual Credit, CTE, ML, SPED, and College Preparatory. All of these programs are designed to meet the unique and individual needs and interests of each student.

Vision

The vision for Southside High School is to create world-class educational opportunities that prepare college and career ready graduates.

Mission

To stimulate lifelong learning and to promote an understanding of community and curriculum standards by providing opportunities for students to apply acquired skills and by modeling desired behavior and attitudes. We will know students are learning and becoming productive, involved, caring citizens by maintaining data that chart their progress so we can provide various levels of intervention to guide students toward success.