Southwest Middle

Regular School · ALBERT LEA, MN

Southwest Middle is a regular school school in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, serving grades 06–07 with 486 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 07

Enrollment

486

Teachers (FTE)

33.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	258	53%
Hispanic/Latino	130	27%
Asian	59	12%
Black or African American	19	4%
Two or more races	18	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	486	259M / 227F

English Language Learners: 48 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -29.4pp	48.4%	433
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -17.2pp	55.2%	434

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)

+0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

196

40.3% 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.)	486	100%

Contact & Location

1601 W FRONT ST

ALBERT LEA, MN 56007

Phone: (507)379-5240

http://southwest.alschools.org/

District

ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,035

District enrollment: 3,460

Other Schools in District

Halverson Elementary Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary Elementary
Lakeview Elementary Elementary
Sibley Elementary Elementary
Albert Lea Area Learning Center High
Albert Lea Senior High High
Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 56007) → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

270297000078

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