Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST R-V·NCES 292871002801
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
529 E. PINEVILLE ROAD, WASHBURN, MO 65772 · (417) 826-5050 · Barry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Missouri 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
123 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 5 | 44 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 20% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 52% · 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
Students here typically continue to
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE→SOUTHWEST HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTHWEST R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
38.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 24.5% | 43.2% | 24.5% |
| Math | 13.5% | 24.7% | 38.2% | 23.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 27.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 (29.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE this school | 186 | 66.1% | 29.2% |
| ANDERSON MIDDLE ANDERSON | 275 | 64.0% | 33.3% |
| REEDS SPRING MIDDLE REEDS SPRING | 268 | 60.8% | 35.0% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE MOUNTAIN VIEW | 264 | 69.3% | 41.3% |
| SEYMOUR MIDDLE SEYMOUR | 160 | 65.0% | 41.1% |
| LAMAR MIDDLE LAMAR | 255 | 57.6% | 43.0% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #303 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #247 of 380 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #286 of 380 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #74 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #334 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #88 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #13 of 224 |
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
186
-61 (-25%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 66% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 14.6 | 13.9:1 | 64% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 61% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 62% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 17.9 | 14.6:1 | 67% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 70% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 63% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 53% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWEST MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (261 to 186); teachers down 16% (17.9 to 15).
About SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
The public middle school SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is located in WASHBURN, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 186 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students, so this school is 60% smaller than average.
SOUTHWEST R-V is the district for SOUTHWEST MIDDLE. It has 3 schools and 771 students.
The large majority of students at SOUTHWEST MIDDLE, 87%, are White. Next come 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at SOUTHWEST MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE operates with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.4:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. SOUTHWEST MIDDLE reports 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.1%.
In the county around the school, Barry County, median household income is about $58,346, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is among the 18 public schools in Barry County.
Nearest public school: SOUTHWEST HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.4%; SOUTHWEST MIDDLE's is 29.2%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 247 in 2020-21 and 186 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 12.4:1.
Community posts for SOUTHWEST MIDDLE can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,033
Census ACS
Median income
$58,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHWEST R-V
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.Elementary · 349 students
- SOUTHWEST HIGHHigh · 236 students
Other schools in WASHBURN
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.Elementary · 349 students
- SOUTHWEST HIGHHigh · 236 students
Other Southwest Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 10 states are named Southwest Middle. SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is the 14th largest of the 15.
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEBALLWIN, MO · 803 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- SOUTHWEST HIGH0.0 mi · 236
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.0.0 mi · 349
- EXETER HIGH6.0 mi · 109
- EXETER ELEM.6.0 mi · 224
- EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.8.5 mi · 457
- CASSVILLE MIDDLE8.5 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWEST MIDDLEHow many students attend SOUTHWEST MIDDLE?
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does SOUTHWEST MIDDLE serve?
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does SOUTHWEST MIDDLE have?
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHWEST MIDDLE?
Student demographics at SOUTHWEST MIDDLE are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHWEST MIDDLE?
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is overseen by SOUTHWEST R-V in Barry County.
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