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Enrollment
515
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER UNION HIGH·NCES 063864006491
Southwest Middle
2710 Iris St., San Diego, CA 92154 · (619) 628-4000 · San Diego County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
445 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
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 | 248 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 52% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.0pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.6% | 27.4% | 26.5% | 39.5% |
| Math | 5.3% | 9.3% | 22.7% | 62.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 10.6% |
| 2020-21 | 24.1% | 12.5% |
| 2018-19 | 32.2% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 21.3% | 16.3% |
| 2016-17 | 24.5% | 15.1% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Southwest Middle
Southwest Middle's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Middle this school | 515 | 86.4% | 24.1% |
| North Park Academy of the Arts Pico Rivera | 512 | 87.5% | 22.2% |
| Firebaugh Middle Firebaugh | 503 | 85.9% | 20.7% |
| Rivera Middle Pico Rivera | 544 | 86.9% | 26.3% |
| KIPP Academy of Innovation Los Angeles | 476 | 88.0% | N/A |
| McFarland Junior High McFarland | 494 | 88.1% | 24.3% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Southwest Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #932 of 1,224 | #77 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #1,032 of 1,227 ▼ 58 | #81 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #885 of 1,227 ▼ 57 | #69 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #152 of 1,214 | #7 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #901 of 1,377 | #74 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #506 of 1,279 | #41 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #1,172 of 1,278 | #98 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #392 of 1,329 | #16 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #319 of 930 | #32 of 73 |
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
515
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 515 | 25.4 | 20.3:1 | 86% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 24.4 | 19.8:1 | 72% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 20.8 | 21.2:1 | 78% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 72% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 29.8 | 21.8:1 | 92% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 29 | 23.8:1 | 84% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 84% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 1,145 | 54 | 21.2:1 | 83% (949) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 49 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (650 to 515); teachers down 15% (29.8 to 25.4).
About Southwest Middle
Southwest Middle is a small middle school in San Diego, California. The school reports 515 students in grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Sweetwater Union High has 33,517 students in 28 schools, and Southwest Middle is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 95% of enrollment at Southwest Middle. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Southwest Middle is 25.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.3:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school counts 445 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 86%. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Southwest Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Southwest Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 28.9%. Southwest Middle scores 24.1%, 4.8 points below that line.
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
The nearest other public school, Launch Virtual Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Southwest Middle places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Southwest Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Southwest Middle's enrollment declined from 549 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.3:1, from 22.9:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Southwest Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 10 states are named Southwest Middle. Southwest Middle is the 11th largest of the 15.
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 1,290 students
- Southwest Middle SchoolCharlotte, NC · 1,205 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 997 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLSEARCY, AR · 913 students
- Southwest MiddleGastonia, NC · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Launch Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 578
- George Nicoloff Elementary0.5 mi · 616
- Nestor Language Academy Charter0.5 mi · 1,079
- Southwest Senior High0.6 mi · 1,563
- Sunnyslope Elementary0.9 mi · 324
- Howard Pence Elementary0.9 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Southwest Middle?
Southwest Middle enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Southwest Middle serve?
Southwest Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Southwest Middle have?
Southwest Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southwest Middle?
At Southwest Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwest Middle?
Southwest Middle is overseen by Sweetwater Union High in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.