SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 746 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

746

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

23.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	317	42%
White	218	29%
Black or African American	175	23%
Two or more races	25	3%
Asian	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	746	404M / 342F

English Language Learners: 71 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -23.8pp	48.8%	669
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -20.2pp	52.2%	675
Science Proficiency	21.0%	—	212

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

206

27.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

164

22% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	746	100%

Contact & Location

2815 EDEN PKWY

LAKELAND, FL 33803

Phone: (863)499-2840

http://schools.polk-fl.net/swms

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33803) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001705

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD