📍 6200 Johnnycake Rd, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21207
Southwest Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 739 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Academy enrolls 739 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 17% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 427 | 58% |
| Asian | 125 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 15% |
| White | 45 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 739 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 qualify for free lunch and 43 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 Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MD-70, state senate district 44.
Southwest Academy is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 739 students, Southwest Academy is larger than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large