📍 701 Wren Ave, Ballwin, St. Louis County, 63021
Southwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ballwin, St. Louis County. The school has 688 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parkway C-2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle enrolls 688 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 11% Asian and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 67% |
| Asian | 73 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 688 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 15, state house district 99.
Southwest Middle is one of 29 schools in PARKWAY C-2, based in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 16,759 students district-wide and employs 1,208 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 688 students, Southwest Middle is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large