Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue

Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue is a public high school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 378 students in grades 7 through 12.

Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue is one of the 50 schools that make up Grand Rapids Public Schools (13,903 students in total).

Federal enrollment data show Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue is 93% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 81 points above the 12% share among Kent County residents. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue, 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.1:1. That is close to the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Kent County, the school's rate is higher.

According to the American Community Survey, in Kent County, the median household income is $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 239 public schools in Kent County, enrolling about 97,253 students in all.

The nearest public school is Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal data put enrollment at 201 in 2020-21 and 378 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio fell from 22.3:1 to 21.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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