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Southwest Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 7

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1601 W Front St
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Phone
(507) 379-5240
District
ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
FREEBORN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
474
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.5% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Southwest Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
46%
36%
53%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
37%
45%
33%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 234 49.4%
Grade 7 240 50.6%
Total 474 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.4% 59.9% 66.2%
Black 3.9% 3.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 25.5% 25.3% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.1% 11.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.8% 62.3% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 50.4% 51.8% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.4% 10.6% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,755 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 107.4 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 23.0% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,924 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 10.8% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.0% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.8% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,176 $35,208,000 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $321 $1,110,000 1.9%
Staff $696 $2,407,000 4.1%
General Administration $484 $1,676,000 2.8%
School Administration $499 $1,725,000 2.9%
Operation $968 $3,351,000 5.6%
Transportation $777 $2,688,000 4.5%
Other $347 $1,201,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,092 $14,158,000 23.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $9,948,000 16.8%
Total Expenditures $17,143 $59,314,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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