South West Middle School

Regular School · Quincy, MA

South West Middle School is a regular school school in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving grades 05–08 with 449 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

449

Teachers (FTE)

37.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	130	29%
White	125	28%
Black or African American	80	18%
Hispanic/Latino	66	15%
Two or more races	43	10%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	449	233M / 216F

English Language Learners: 61 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	21.0% -15.7pp	36.7%	366
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -18.2pp	49.2%	366
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	138

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)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

104

23.2% 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.)	449	100%

Contact & Location

444 Granite Street

Quincy, MA 02169

Phone: (617)984-8729

http://southwest.quincypublicschools.com/#/

District

Quincy

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,260

District enrollment: 9,649

Other Schools in District

Atherton Hough Elementary
Beechwood Knoll Elementary Elementary
Charles A Bernazzani Elementary Elementary
Clifford H Marshall Elementary Elementary
Francis W Parker Elementary
Lincoln-Hancock Community School Elementary
Merrymount Elementary
Montclair Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02169) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250987001581

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