📍 605 W New Hampshire Ave, Deland, Volusia County, 32720
Southwestern Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Deland, Volusia County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Volusia school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths.
Southwestern Middle School enrolls 697 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 25% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
436 of the school's 697 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwestern Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-60, state senate district 14, state house district 26.
Southwestern Middle School is one of 90 schools in VOLUSIA, based in DELAND, Florida. The district serves 61,724 students district-wide and employs 3,637 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Southwestern Middle School is close to the district average of about 686 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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