Lawrence Southwest Middle School

Regular School · Lawrence, KS

Lawrence Southwest Middle School is a regular school school in Lawrence, Kansas, serving grades 06–08 with 641 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

641

Teachers (FTE)

41.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	440	69%
Two or more races	77	12%
Hispanic/Latino	59	9%
Asian	29	5%
Black or African American	28	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Total enrollment	641	342M / 299F

English Language Learners: 17 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% +4.6pp	28.4%	504
Reading Proficiency	39.0% +2.8pp	36.2%	499
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	184

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)

+0.55 grade levels

Math

+0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

43 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

187

29.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	641	100%

Contact & Location

2511 Inverness Drive

Lawrence, KS 66047

Phone: (785)832-5550

http://www.usd497.org

District

Lawrence

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,916

District enrollment: 10,908

Other Schools in District

Cordley Elem Elementary
Deerfield Elem Elementary
Hillcrest Elem Elementary
Langston Hughes Elem Elementary
New York Elem Elementary
Prairie Park Elem Elementary
Quail Run Elementary Elementary
Schwegler Elem Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 66047) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

200840000876

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