📍 1685 Hollister St., San Diego, San Diego County, 92154
Southwest Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 1,645 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Easter Finley. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Southwest Senior High enrolls 1,645 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White and 2.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,409 | 86% |
| White | 149 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 38 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,451 of the school's 1,645 students (88%) 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 Senior High 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 Senior High 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 1,645 students, Southwest Senior High is larger than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.
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