📍 1601 W Front St, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, 56007
Southwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albert Lea, Freeborn County. The school has 474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albert Lea Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle enrolls 474 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 25% |
| Asian | 51 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 474 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Southwest Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-10, state senate district 27.
Southwest Middle is one of 9 schools in Albert Lea Public School District, based in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota. The district serves 3,335 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 474 students, Southwest Middle is larger than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote