📍 1103 Woodruff St, Searcy, White County, 72143
Southwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Searcy, White County. The school has 910 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard O'connell. It is part of the Searcy School District school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
Southwest Middle School enrolls 910 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 650 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 910 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-20.
Southwest Middle School is one of 6 schools in SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SEARCY, Arkansas. The district serves 3,973 students district-wide and employs 299 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 910 students, Southwest Middle School is larger than the district average of about 662 students per school.
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