2511 Inverness Drive, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66047
Lawrence Southwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawrence Southwest Middle School enrolls 641 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 11% Two or more races and 8.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 34 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 641 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lawrence Southwest Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 3, state house district 45.
Lawrence Southwest Middle School is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 641 students, Lawrence Southwest Middle School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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