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Southwest Junior High School

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Southwest Junior High School ranks 308 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Southwest Junior High School is a public middle school located in San Luis, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 639 students. It is part of the Gadsden Elementary District, which is ranked 222 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 30% and the district average of 13%. Similarly, in English Language Arts and Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as San Luis Middle School (within the same district) and schools in the Yuma Elementary and Crane Elementary districts, Southwest Junior High School consistently underperforms academically. However, the school's performance for specific subgroups, such as Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students, suggests that the school may be providing more effective support for these populations. Additionally, the strong performance of migrant students at the school is a positive finding that could provide insights into effective strategies for supporting vulnerable student populations.

652

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,164

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

963 N.8th Avenue
San Luis, AZ 85349

(928) 627-6581

District: Gadsden Elementary District

Students who attend Southwest Junior High School usually attend:

High:

San Luis High School

Feeder schools for Southwest Junior High School:

Elementary:	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	Desert View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.3%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the Arizona average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg25%

Arizona avg33%

308^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Gadsden Elementary District

222^nd of 289Gadsden Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	308 of 552	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	320 of 550	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	444 of 854	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	370 of 605	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	501 of 832	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	388 of 605	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	457 of 711	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	391 of 695	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	404 of 677	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.8	391 of 521	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	517 of 690	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.8	488 of 787	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.6	599 of 772	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	469 of 685	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	479 of 692	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.1	487 of 663	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	141 of 606	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	23.6	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	286 of 395	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	295 of 386	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	481 of 806	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	353 of 494	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	455 of 820	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	323 of 466	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	347 of 624	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	162 of 345	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	160 of 329	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	323 of 760	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	228 of 392	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	394 of 802	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	210 of 387	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	239 of 543	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	142 of 344	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	110 of 320	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	334 of 717	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	218 of 503	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	256 of 379	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	245 of 370	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	389 of 810	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	340 of 476	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	510 of 818	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	325 of 435	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	364 of 617	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	35.6	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	331 of 363	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	332 of 789	57.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Migrant (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	652	29	22.4		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	308^th of 552 public middle schools	44.2%		32.3	320^th of 550 public middle schools	41.8%	12		45.0	36.0		26.0	28.0	15.0	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957
San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	620	20	31.0		4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	459^th of 552 public middle schools	16.8%		15.3	472^nd of 550 public middle schools	14.2%	13		28.0	26.0		14.0	20.0	11.0	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045
Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	697	31	22.4		6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.8	452^nd of 552 public middle schools	18.1%		13.2	496^th of 550 public middle schools	9.8%	44		30.0	30.0		16.0	14.0	12.0	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971
Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	554	25	22.1		45 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (88.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	19.4	425^th of 552 public middle schools	23.0%		20.5	419^th of 550 public middle schools	23.8%	6		27.0	28.0		19.0	14.0	21.0	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3300	646	29	22.2		61 (9.4%)	7 (1.1%)	560 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	28.3	351^st of 552 public middle schools	36.4%		23	390^th of 550 public middle schools	29.1%	39		42.0	30.0		28.0	18.0	17.0	$8,510	$768	$276	$1,812	$5,851	$1,615	$7,466
R Pete Woodard Junior High School	Public	6-8	2250 S 8th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7200	614	29	21.0		76 (12.4%)	13 (2.1%)	495 (80.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	20.1	416^th of 552 public middle schools	24.6%		21.8	403^rd of 550 public middle schools	26.7%	13	26.0	30.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	21.0	21.0	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974
Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	551	22	24.8		86 (15.6%)	7 (1.3%)	440 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	13.9	492^nd of 552 public middle schools	10.9%		13.7	490^th of 550 public middle schools	10.9%	2	26.0	31.0	25.0	11.0	8.0	7.0	16.0	$7,251	$1,020	$1,379	$3,419	$4,503	$349	$4,852
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7000	364	21	17.1		10 (2.7%)	8 (2.2%)	341 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	533^rd of 552 public middle schools	3.4%					(n/a)	19.0	20.0		12.0				$9,764	$1,706	$1,308	$4,721	$6,208	$542	$6,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Southwest Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Junior High School usually go on to attend San Luis High School

What district is Southwest Junior High School in?

Gadsden Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Junior High School?

Students at Southwest Junior High School are 100% Hispanic.

Is Southwest Junior High School a good school?

Southwest Junior High School ranks 308^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southwest Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Southwest Junior High School.

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