Summary:
The 62079 zip code is home to a single middle school, Southwestern Middle School, which serves grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 174 students. While the school's performance on state assessments is mixed compared to district and state averages, there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in the areas of academic achievement and student attendance.
Southwestern Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments are below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (57.8% vs. 66.2% and 53.1%) and Math (26.8% vs. 37.8% and 38.5%). The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 37.9% is on par with the district average but lags behind the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it does have some positive attributes, such as a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 and per-student spending of $13,617, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 43.68% suggests a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which could present additional obstacles to student success. Overall, Southwestern CUSD 9 and the community should focus on strategies to improve academic achievement and attendance at Southwestern Middle School.
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