📍 451 Eldron Blvd Se, Palm Bay, Brevard County, 32909
Southwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palm Bay, Brevard County. The school has 920 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brevard school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwest Middle School enrolls 920 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 25% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 233 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 920 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 FL-80, state senate district 17, state house district 53.
Southwest Middle School is one of 111 schools in BREVARD, based in VIERA, Florida. The district serves 71,198 students district-wide and employs 4,386 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 920 students, Southwest Middle School is larger than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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