Summary:
Southwest Middle is a public middle school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 441 students. The school is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, which is ranked 745 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Southwest Middle faces significant challenges, particularly in terms of chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and equity concerns. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.0% in 2020-2021 to 32.7% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Academically, Southwest Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently lower than the Sweetwater Union High School District and the state of California averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.55% of Southwest Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.93% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 14.59%, compared to 27.89% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners performing relatively well, but other subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, performing much worse.
When compared to other middle schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District, Bonita Vista Middle, Rancho del Rey Middle, Chula Vista Middle, Hilltop Middle, Vista Del Mar, Castle Park Middle, San Ysidro Middle, Montgomery Middle, and Mar Vista Academy, Southwest Middle consistently performs worse across a range of metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that Southwest Middle may be facing unique challenges that the Sweetwater Union High School District should investigate and address.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Sweetwater Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
2100th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,453
Students who attend Southwest Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Southwest Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.1
Number of students: 441
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.4%
White:
7.5%
African American:
2.5%
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Two or more races:
2.0%
Asian:
1.4%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.2%
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