South West Middle School

Summary:

South West Middle School is a public middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving 437 students in grades 5-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, lags behind the Quincy district and the state of Massachusetts across multiple subjects and grade levels.

South West Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in 7th grade, with only 19.47% of students proficient in ELA and 14.78% proficient in Mathematics. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, these investments have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, and it maintains a low 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Quincy district, such as Atlantic Middle and Central Middle, significantly outperform South West Middle School in academic metrics, ranking in the top 30-60% of Massachusetts middle schools. Schools in other nearby districts, such as Charles S. Pierce Middle in Milton and South Middle School in Braintree, also outperform South West Middle School, ranking in the top 15-20% of Massachusetts middle schools.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 444 Granite Street
       Quincy, MA  02169


(617) 984-8729

District: Quincy

SchoolDigger Rank:
295th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,896 Help


Students who attend South West Middle School usually attend:

High:    Quincy High

Feeder schools for South West Middle School:

Elementary:    Lincoln-Hancock Community School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  437

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.3%
Asian:
28.8%
African American:
16.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.7% Help


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Compare Details South West Middle School ranks worse than 59.8% of middle schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South West Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.3%), Asian (28.8%), African American (16%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South West Middle School is 12.1, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South West Middle School is $16,896, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Quincy School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South West Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks South West Middle School 295th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See South West Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Quincy:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy 183rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South West Middle School

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Rank History for all students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 52.56 171st 339 49.6%
2004 41.64 216th 344 37.2%
2005 41.48 224th 356 37.1%
2006 34.54 287th 399 28.1%
2007 30.72 294th 399 26.3%
2008 28.62 307th 407 24.6%
2009 31.86 296th 409 27.6%
2010 32.15 320th 434 26.3%
2011 31.12 337th 449 24.9%
2012 22.91 358th 455 21.3%
2013 15.53 389th 455 14.5%
2014 23.14 358th 455 21.3%
2015 18.86 367th 441 16.8%
2016 17.50 412th 482 14.5%
2017 35.01 322nd 487 33.9%
2018 44.67 270th 484 44.2%
2019 31.47 345th 498 30.7%
2021 26.88 357th 501 28.7%
2022 30.19 344th 497 30.8%
2023 30.11 339th 501 32.3%
2024 36.19 295th 493 40.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.33 49th 102 52.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.91 27th 138 80.4%
2021 63.58 13th 135 90.4%
2022 50.00 34th 154 77.9%
2023 51.73 34th 155 78.1%
2024 37.72 119th 180 33.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.66 110th 467 76.4%
2019 45.19 259th 484 46.5%
2021 31.00 352nd 489 28.0%
2022 34.88 328th 503 34.8%
2023 24.37 362nd 444 18.5%
2024 22.37 379th 441 14.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.13 127th 438 71.0%
2019 44.19 258th 452 42.9%
2021 33.22 323rd 462 30.1%
2022 39.29 291st 489 40.5%
2023 43.39 261st 481 45.7%
2024 50.70 197th 469 58.0%
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Rank History for Female students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.55 276th 463 40.4%
2019 31.11 341st 478 28.7%
2021 34.48 312th 483 35.4%
2022 32.19 333rd 494 32.6%
2023 33.43 322nd 489 34.2%
2024 42.79 257th 481 46.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.86 303rd 417 27.3%
2019 25.99 325th 424 23.3%
2021 18.58 414th 431 3.9%
2022 36.70 246th 445 44.7%
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Rank History for Male students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.03 250th 466 46.4%
2019 32.75 325th 478 32.0%
2021 24.82 359th 485 26.0%
2022 31.07 333rd 497 33.0%
2023 28.33 345th 489 29.4%
2024 30.06 325th 483 32.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.22 362nd 491 26.3%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.02 121st 339 64.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.48 76th 119 36.1%
2019 37.96 84th 128 34.4%
2021 20.18 97th 123 21.1%
2022 16.74 113th 135 16.3%
2023 13.63 116th 134 13.4%
2024 12.37 107th 120 10.8%
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Rank History for African American students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.18 104th 172 39.5%
2019 23.69 167th 195 14.4%
2022 46.97 95th 212 55.2%
2023 43.53 110th 209 47.4%
2024 52.63 80th 202 60.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.48 180th 309 41.7%
2019 41.27 181st 322 43.8%
2021 16.05 320th 335 4.5%
2022 31.80 252nd 368 31.5%
2023 43.14 176th 364 51.6%
2024 44.11 179th 378 52.6%
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Rank History for White students at South West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.55 347th 395 12.2%
2019 11.92 363rd 396 8.3%
2021 8.49 381st 401 5.0%
2022 9.64 379th 404 6.2%
2023 7.74 383rd 403 5.0%
2024 16.60 346th 392 11.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Open Quote Sucks though it looks cool the students are bad the teachers don't care about your grades don't get me started with the 6th graders they are so bad that I wanna scream the 8th graders do drugs and vape don't sign your kids up for this school Close Quote



Enrollment information for South West Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 185 1 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 201
1989 325 4 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1990 332 15 15 7 2 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 309 14 13 9 2 n/a n/a 0 347
1992 338 12 22 14 5 n/a n/a 0 391
1993 337 19 27 16 1 n/a n/a 0 400
1994 362 23 32 18 5 n/a n/a 0 440
1995 381 26 37 14 9 n/a n/a 0 467
1996 381 26 37 14 9 n/a n/a 0 467
1997 374 30 30 14 1 n/a n/a 0 449
1998 401 21 32 9 9 n/a n/a 0 472
1999 442 24 45 19 4 n/a n/a 0 534
2000 243 14 24 18 3 n/a n/a 0 302
2001 270 22 32 26 2 n/a n/a 0 352
2002 232 15 46 19 4 n/a n/a 0 316
2003 232 15 46 19 4 n/a n/a 0 316
2004 229 19 40 23 5 n/a n/a 0 316
2005 216 21 40 28 5 n/a n/a 0 310
2006 200 20 48 34 7 n/a n/a 1 310
2007 195 27 44 30 5 n/a n/a 1 302
2008 164 34 46 26 3 n/a n/a 5 278
2009 147 27 47 20 2 0 3 0 246
2010 170 37 60 38 1 0 10 0 316
2011 167 44 70 49 2 1 13 0 346
2012 176 45 67 48 2 1 16 0 355
2013 170 51 70 41 2 2 19 0 355
2014 146 52 65 38 4 1 19 0 325
2015 143 53 73 37 3 2 14 0 325
2016 149 52 88 38 1 1 10 0 339
2017 151 45 91 36 2 2 13 0 340
2018 154 47 96 45 1 2 17 0 362
2019 150 51 90 44 1 2 21 0 359
2020 164 47 109 48 1 2 21 0 392
2021 152 54 107 54 1 1 22 0 391
2022 152 73 109 69 2 2 28 1 436
2023 141 70 126 69 3 3 25 0 437

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South West Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 n/a n/a n/a
1989 344 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 n/a n/a n/a
1991 347 n/a n/a n/a
1992 391 n/a n/a n/a
1993 400 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 440 n/a n/a n/a
1995 467 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 467 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 449 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 534 n/a 0.0 0
2000 302 n/a 0.0 42.4
2001 352 n/a 0.0 42.9
2002 316 n/a n/a 39.9
2003 316 n/a n/a 39.9
2004 316 31.4 10.1 40.5
2005 310 31.6 9.8 45.2
2006 310 32.7 9.5 44
2007 302 31.0 9.7 45.2
2008 278 31.5 8.8 50.9
2009 246 28.2 8.7 51.6
2010 316 30.5 10.3 64.9
2011 346 27.0 12.8 66.2
2012 355 28.6 12.4 71
2013 355 28.7 12.3 69.6
2014 325 29.5 11.0 69.5
2015 325 29.0 11.2 71.7
2016 339 31.0 10.9 n/a
2017 340 29.8 11.3 n/a
2018 362 29.4 12.2 n/a
2019 359 28.0 12.8 n/a
2020 392 31.4 12.4 n/a
2021 391 33.1 11.8 n/a
2022 436 32.7 13.3 n/a
2023 437 35.9 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South West Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 n/a n/a n/a
1989 344 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 n/a n/a n/a
1991 347 n/a n/a n/a
1992 391 n/a n/a n/a
1993 400 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 440 n/a n/a n/a
1995 467 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 467 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 449 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 534 n/a 0.0 0
2000 302 n/a 0.0 42.4
2001 352 n/a 0.0 42.9
2002 316 n/a n/a 39.9
2003 316 n/a n/a 39.9
2004 316 31.4 10.1 40.5
2005 310 31.6 9.8 45.2
2006 310 32.7 9.5 44
2007 302 31.0 9.7 45.2
2008 278 31.5 8.8 50.9
2009 246 28.2 8.7 51.6
2010 316 30.5 10.3 64.9
2011 346 27.0 12.8 66.2
2012 355 28.6 12.4 71
2013 355 28.7 12.3 69.6
2014 325 29.5 11.0 69.5
2015 325 29.0 11.2 71.7
2016 339 31.0 10.9 n/a
2017 340 29.8 11.3 n/a
2018 362 29.4 12.2 n/a
2019 359 28.0 12.8 n/a
2020 392 31.4 12.4 n/a
2021 391 33.1 11.8 n/a
2022 436 32.7 13.3 n/a
2023 437 35.9 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South West Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $556 (3.5%) $15,111 (96.5%) $15,667
2020 $671 (4.2%) $15,306 (95.8%) $15,976
2021 $1,238 (7.3%) $15,658 (92.7%) $16,896

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 345th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 339th of 501 Middle schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (South West Middle School)5736.2
 20.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6340.7
 22.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (South West Middle School)4440.9
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5644.1
 11.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (South West Middle School)3443
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Quincy)5447.4
 6.6%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (South West Middle School)3428
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)5740.8
 16.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (South West Middle School)4322.2
 20.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5542
 13.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (South West Middle School)4435.9
 8.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6346.4
 16.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (South West Middle School)3928.7
 10.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5442
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (South West Middle School)3625.3
 10.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)5650.8
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (South West Middle School)2918.2
 10.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5039.3
 10.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (South West Middle School)3029.2
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Quincy)4746.1
 0.9%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (South West Middle School)4331.3
 11.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Quincy)6044.8
 15.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (South West Middle School)3927.2
 11.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Quincy)5343.3
 9.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (South West Middle School)3336
 3%
   All Grades Science (Quincy)5146.8
 4.2%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students359437
 21.7%
African American5170
 37.3%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian90126
 40%
Hispanic4469
 56.8%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White150141
 6%
Two or More Races2125
 19%


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Students who attend South West Middle School usually go on to attend Quincy High

In the 2022-23 school year, 437 students attended South West Middle School.

South West Middle School ranks 295th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at South West Middle School are 32% White, 29% Asian, 16% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.


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