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Lawrence Southwest Middle School

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Lawrence Southwest Middle School ranks 45 th of 368 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Lawrence Southwest Middle School serves 641 students in grades 6–8 in Lawrence, Kansas, in the Lawrence district. In 2025–26, its KAP proficiency rates were 56% in English language arts (ELA), 58% in math, and 52% in science. The most important takeaway is that the school’s results are strong across all three subjects: each rate exceeded both district and state results, and each ranked second among the 10 nearby schools.

Math is the clearest comparative strength: Southwest’s 58% proficiency was 14 percentage points above the district, 17 points above the state, and 19 points above the nearby-school average of 40%. ELA was 5 points above the district and 11 above the state; science was 9 and 14 points higher, respectively. Science had the smallest lead over nearby schools—9 points above their 43% average. In all three subjects, only Lexington Trails Middle School scored higher overall. Results vary by grade, too: Southwest had the nearby group’s highest sixth-grade ELA and eighth-grade math scores, while seventh-grade math was a relative low point at 51%—8 points below sixth grade and 14 below eighth grade.

Results have risen since 2022–23: ELA increased 17 percentage points, math 13, and science 20. Science is less consistent, however; after reaching 56% in 2024–25, it fell 4 points the following year. SchoolDigger ranks Southwest 45th of 368 schools, at the 88th percentile with 4 stars; it was at the 98th percentile in 2017–18. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.5, the highest among nearby schools, while its 25% free/reduced-lunch rate was the lowest. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings place results for Multi-racial Students at the 64th percentile, below the school’s 88th-percentile overall ranking. For Low Socio Economic Status Students, the ranking rose 15 points, from the 57th percentile in 2023–24 to the 72nd in 2025–26.

641

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,205

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2511 Inverness Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1973

(785) 832-5550

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Lawrence Southwest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High

Feeder schools for Lawrence Southwest Middle School:

Elementary:	Hillcrest Elementary
	Langston Hughes Elementary
	Quail Run Elementary
	Sunflower Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kansas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg46%

Kansas avg42%

45^th of 368

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Lawrence

115^th of 268Lawrence among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	45 of 368	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	48 of 363	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	40 of 362	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	43 of 362	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	63 of 368	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	77 of 367	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	30 of 368	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	8 of 350	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	22 of 358	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	21 of 368	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	73.9	68 of 355	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	108 of 342	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.6	52 of 320	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	19 of 316	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	69.3	74 of 307	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	68 of 296	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	52.8	151 of 286	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.7	110 of 277	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	11 of 65	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	3 of 69	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2022	63.5	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.9	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	85.5	6 of 160	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	50.4	62 of 157	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	27 of 132	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	41 of 304	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	88 of 313	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	31 of 294	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	14 of 275	94.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	71.8	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	15 of 134	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	16 of 135	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	29 of 144	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	48 of 128	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	20 of 114	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	82 of 295	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.6	85 of 285	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	128 of 296	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	68 of 300	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	94 of 270	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	133 of 275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	42 of 270	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	14 of 255	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	43 of 317	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	46 of 308	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	20 of 301	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	8 of 280	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	33 of 92	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	29 of 88	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	18 of 90	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	26 of 79	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	25 of 171	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	19 of 177	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	45 of 164	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	126 of 171	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	85.5	6 of 160	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	50.4	62 of 157	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	27 of 132	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	49 of 343	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	47 of 349	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	41 of 347	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	71 of 349	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	22 of 344	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	4 of 333	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2021)96th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts56%+11 vs state

Science52%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	2511 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5550	641	41	15.5	24.8%	440 (68.6%)	28 (4.4%)	59 (9.2%)	29 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.0%)	81.3	45^th of 368 public middle schools	87.8%		80.5	48^th of 363 public middle schools	86.8%	3		62.6	57.0	50.9	56.5		58.6	50.9	65.4	58.2		52.1	52.1	$12,205	$827	$11,378
Lawrence West Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Harvard Road	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5500	648	44	14.5	36.7%	426 (65.7%)	42 (6.5%)	73 (11.3%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (13.3%)	55.5	140^th of 368 public middle schools	62.0%		61.4	115^th of 363 public middle schools	68.3%	25		46.4	53.6	38.9	46.2		44.8	40.0	32.3	38.9		47.3	47.3	$12,351	$906	$11,445
Billy Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	2734 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5450	494	34	14.6	57.9%	272 (55.1%)	29 (5.9%)	85 (17.2%)	10 (2.0%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (15.4%)	36.5	244^th of 368 public middle schools	33.7%		25.8	290^th of 363 public middle schools	20.1%	46		34.3	37.8	40.6	37.5		25.0	28.1	34.6	29.1		41.3	41.3	$15,036	$877	$14,159
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	386	28	13.9	58.8%	226 (58.5%)	30 (7.8%)	56 (14.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.8%)	25.5	294^th of 368 public middle schools	20.1%		24.8	296^th of 363 public middle schools	18.5%	2		37.8	36.9	30.9	35.5		34.1	26.1	20.5	27.1		20.2	20.2	$17,018	$1,012	$16,006
Perry-Lecompton Middle	Public	5-8	408 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 597-5159	234	17	13.8	39.7%	197 (84.2%)	7 (3.0%)	16 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	33	259^th of 368 public middle schools	29.6%		47.5	180^th of 363 public middle schools	50.4%	79	60.4	34.9	38.5	44.3	44.1	43.4	34.9	23.1	23.7	31.3	52.8	32.8	42.1	$7,863	$2,857	$5,006
Eudora Middle School	Public	6-8	2635 Church	Eudora	66025	Douglas County	Eudora	No	No	No	No	(785) 542-4960	370	24	15.2	36.8%	314 (84.9%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	73.9	62^nd of 368 public middle schools	83.2%		67.4	90^th of 363 public middle schools	75.2%	28		45.8	60.6	50.7	52.5		51.7	51.2	57.6	53.6		49.2	49.2	$11,078	$1,133	$9,944
Baldwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2448	309	22	14.2	33.0%	269 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.9%)	72.3	68^th of 368 public middle schools	81.5%		63.3	105^th of 363 public middle schools	71.1%	37		55.9	45.5	59.2	53.5		54.8	42.4	58.2	51.7		46.6	46.6	$12,834	$1,260	$11,573
Shawnee Heights Middle	Public	7-8	4335 SE Shawnee Heights Road	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 379-5830	540	43	12.6	42.6%	347 (64.3%)	32 (5.9%)	102 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.7%)	62.6	112^th of 368 public middle schools	69.6%		62.1	111^th of 363 public middle schools	69.4%	1			45.6	47.9	46.8			43.9	44.5	44.2		44.4	44.4	$14,752	$762	$13,990
Tonganoxie Middle School	Public	6-8	824 Washington Street	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	No	(913) 416-1470	433	32	13.3	33.3%	352 (81.3%)	7 (1.6%)	52 (12.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	48.9	175^th of 368 public middle schools	52.4%		41.1	208^th of 363 public middle schools	42.7%	33		43.8	49.0	45.7	46.3		34.3	40.8	29.3	35.0		38.6	38.6	$11,176	$1,226	$9,950
Lexington Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	8800 Penner Avenue	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-6260	393	31	12.4	31.6%	294 (74.8%)	3 (0.8%)	80 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	91.4	17^th of 368 public middle schools	95.4%		94	12^th of 363 public middle schools	96.7%	5		59.2	63.0	74.5	66.0		75.0	54.6	64.6	64.7		70.8	70.8	$14,539	$578	$13,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence Southwest Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence Southwest Middle School?

Students at Lawrence Southwest Middle School are 69% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Lawrence Southwest Middle School a good school?

Lawrence Southwest Middle School ranks 45^th of 368 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lawrence Southwest Middle School in?

Lawrence

What high school do graduates of Lawrence Southwest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lawrence Southwest Middle School usually go on to attend Lawrence High

How many students attend Lawrence Southwest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Lawrence Southwest Middle School.

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