Summary:
ZIP code 66047 has one listed middle school, Lawrence Southwest Middle School, serving grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency rates were 56% in English language arts (ELA), 58% in mathematics, and 52% in science; the figures describe one school, so there is no school-to-school comparison within the ZIP code. The most important finding is that the school scored above both the Lawrence district and Kansas in all three subjects, with its biggest advantage in mathematics.
As the only school listed, Lawrence Southwest is both the area’s sole school and the one to assess; the data do not identify a separate top or bottom school. Its rates exceeded Kansas by 11 percentage points in ELA, 17 in mathematics, and 14 in science, and exceeded the district by 5, 14, and 9 points, respectively. Results also differ by grade: ELA was highest in grade 6 at 63% and lowest in grade 8 at 51%; mathematics was highest in grade 8 at 65% and lowest in grade 7 at 51%. Grade 8 mathematics was 26 points above the state rate, while grade 8 ELA was 9 points above it. Science results are reported only for grade 8, at 52%.
Mathematics improved the most from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rising 5 points to 58%, while ELA edged up 1 point to 56% and science fell 4 points to 52%. The school’s state lead widened in mathematics, from 15 to 17 points, while its leads narrowed slightly in ELA and science. SchoolDigger gave the school four stars in each of the past three years and ranked it 40th of 362 schools in 2023–2024, 48th of 363 in 2024–2025, and 45th of 368 in 2025–2026—a consistently strong position, not a steady rise. Other context includes enrollment of 641, a 15.5 student–teacher ratio and a 25% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 20%, compared with 27% districtwide and 18% statewide.
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