South Hills High School earned a State accountability rating of D (60-69) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 63 in student achievement, 68 in school progress and 50 in closing performance gaps. It scored 63 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Southwest High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 64 in closing performance gaps and 77 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Southwest High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science. South Hills High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in South Hills High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.05% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.83%), Whites or Caucasians (4.06%), Asians (1.25%), Two or More Races (0.70%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

The student population at Southwest High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.97%, followed by African Americans (37.49%), Whites or Caucasians (8.40%), Two or More Races (3.55%), Asians (2.42%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, South Hills High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 90.47% compared to 84.68% at Southwest High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, South Hills High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 51.03% of its student population compared to 27.10% at Southwest High School.

South Hills High School’s bilingual students comprise 46.48%, gifted and talented students, 13.49%, while 9.64% are in the special education program. Southwest High School bilingual students comprise 25.28%, gifted and talented students, 12.21%, and 12.38% are in the special education program.

South Hills High School's 115 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.6 years. Southwest High School's 84 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Hills High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Southwest High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. South Hills High School employs 60 female teachers and 54 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Southwest High School employs 44 female teachers and 39 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 17 more working as school support staff.