📍 2710 Iris St., San Diego, San Diego County, 92154
Southwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hector Ornelas. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Southwest Middle enrolls 441 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 381 | 86% |
| White | 33 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 441 students (78%) 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 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Southwest Middle is one of 29 schools in Sweetwater Union High, based in Chula Vista, California. The district serves 34,282 students district-wide and employs 1,560 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Southwest Middle is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.