📍 6450 Dr Phillips Blvd, Orlando, Orange County, 32819
Southwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orlando, Orange County. The school has 1,385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle enrolls 1,385 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 593 | 43% |
| White | 374 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 288 | 21% |
| Asian | 96 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
553 of the school's 1,385 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 526 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 44.
Southwest Middle is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,385 students, Southwest Middle is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large