South Oak Cliff High School is a public secondary school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas . South Oak Cliff High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District .The school serves the area of Dallas known as "South Oak Cliff" . The school also previously had some students who lived in the former Wilmer-Hutchins ISD boundaries. DISD began to take in WHISD-zoned students during the 2005–2006 school year, and at that time the entire Wilmer-Hutchins High School senior class attended South Oak Cliff.According to the federal No Child Left Behind Act evaluation, the school "did not make adequate yearly progress" in 2004–2005. The state department of education identified this school as "in need of improvement, Year 1" for 2005–2006.In 2015, the school was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.