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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4505)·NCES 040324002388
Southwest Jr. High School
963 N.8th Avenue, San Luis, AZ 85349 · (928) 627-6581 · Yuma County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.7:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 332 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 49% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gadsden Elementary District (4505). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
27.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Southwest Jr. High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #61 of 190 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #63 of 190 ▲ 2 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #52 of 160 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #65 of 214 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #164 of 179 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.9% | #181 of 182 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #70 of 139 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
652
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 37.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 30 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 25 | 27.2:1 | 92% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 17 | 37.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 15 | 54.0:1 | 92% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 29 | 27.2:1 | 100% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 100% (693) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Jr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (810 to 652); teachers up 93% (15 to 29).
About Southwest Jr. High School
Families in San Luis, Arizona, are served by Southwest Jr. High School, a mid-sized middle school. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 652 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Arizona enroll about 494 students on average.
Southwest Jr. High School sits within Gadsden Elementary District (4505), which has 9 schools and 5,196 students.
At Southwest Jr. High School, 100% of students are Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Yuma County's population at about 65%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southwest Jr. High School scores 1%.
Southwest Jr. High School reported 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.5:1. Middle schools in Arizona average 17.8:1, 4.7 fewer students per teacher than here.
Southwest Jr. High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Arizona public middle schools.
In Yuma County, median household income comes to about $62,876, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Yuma County counts 89 public schools with about 38,800 students.
Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ is about 0.4 miles from Southwest Jr. High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Southwest Jr. High School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Southwest Jr. High School was 644 in 2020-21 and 652 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 37.9:1 in 2020-21 and 22.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,741
Census ACS
Median income
$62,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
38,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Desert View ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Arizona Desert Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Ed Pastor Elementary 4Elementary · 646 students
- San Luis Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Rio Colorado Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other schools in San Luis
- San Luis High SchoolHigh · 2,682 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Desert View ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Arizona Desert Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Ed Pastor Elementary 4Elementary · 646 students
- San Luis Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
Other Southwest Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Southwest Junior High. Southwest Jr. High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SOUTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ0.4 mi · 575
- Cesar Chavez Elementary0.4 mi · 766
- San Luis High School0.4 mi · 2,682
- Ed Pastor Elementary 40.5 mi · 646
- Desert View Elementary0.8 mi · 760
- San Luis Pre-School1.2 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Jr. High SchoolHow many students attend Southwest Jr. High School?
Southwest Jr. High School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 07-08.
Is Southwest Jr. High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southwest Jr. High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Jr. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southwest Jr. High School is approximately 22.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southwest Jr. High School?
Southwest Jr. High School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Southwest Jr. High School public or private?
Southwest Jr. High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gadsden Elementary District (4505).
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