SOUTHWEST MIDDLE

As a heavily attended middle-grades school in BALLWIN, Missouri, SOUTHWEST MIDDLE works with 803 students from grades 6 through 8, part of PARKWAY C-2. That puts it 74% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Across the 29 schools in PARKWAY C-2 (16,759 students total), SOUTHWEST MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SOUTHWEST MIDDLE logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 10% Black, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, SOUTHWEST MIDDLE logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTHWEST MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.0%; this one comes in at 30.6%, -20.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

WREN HOLLOW ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHWEST MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

SOUTHWEST MIDDLE operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 803 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for SOUTHWEST MIDDLE typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.