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Southwest Middle

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Southwest Middle ranks 123 rd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Southwest Middle is a public middle school located in Ballwin, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 747 students. It is part of the Parkway C-2 School District, which is ranked 39th out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Southwest Middle has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Missouri, with strong academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Algebra I. The school's proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests are generally above the state and district averages. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is relatively weaker, with these subgroups ranking in the middle or bottom third of Missouri middle schools. Additionally, Southwest Middle has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which may be impacting the school's overall academic performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Southwest Middle's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than other Parkway C-2 district schools, such as Central Middle, West Middle, and South Middle. However, the school's performance is significantly higher than the nearby Valley Park Middle School, which is in a different school district. The nearby Kirkwood R-VII district schools, such as North Kirkwood Middle and Nipher Middle, consistently outperform Southwest Middle across various academic metrics.

803

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,905

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Wren Ave
Ballwin, MO 63021-4310

(314) 415-7300

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend Southwest Middle usually attend:

High:

South High

Feeder schools for Southwest Middle:

Elementary:	Oak Brook Elementary
	Sorrento Springs Elementary
	Wren Hollow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

African American:

10.1%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Parkway C-2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Missouri avg41%

123^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	123 of 438	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	62 of 451	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	43 of 459	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	60 of 459	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	79 of 454	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	84 of 587	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	70 of 552	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	53 of 568	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	85.5	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	81.9	68 of 585	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	58 of 633	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	78.0	63 of 649	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	79.6	69 of 623	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	51 of 625	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	68 of 614	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	124 of 601	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	102 of 624	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	74 of 624	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	65 of 619	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	73 of 143	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	52 of 144	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	83 of 148	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	132 of 149	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.6	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	73.5	26 of 187	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	32 of 204	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	55 of 162	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	38 of 81	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	16 of 121	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	16 of 104	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	50.1	65 of 130	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	282 of 369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	190 of 378	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	295 of 365	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	411 of 482	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	235 of 422	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	77.6	14 of 98	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	131 of 196	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	42 of 194	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	34 of 192	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	113 of 358	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	65 of 379	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	41 of 385	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	50 of 381	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	70 of 376	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	77 of 527	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	75 of 479	84.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2019)50th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+47 vs state

English Language Arts47%+7 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	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/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	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61	50.1	53.1	28.5	41.1	42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6	$13,905	$169	$13,736
Valley Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3624	161	18	9.0	36.6%	107 (66.5%)	25 (15.5%)	18 (11.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	67.9	122^nd of 438 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	222^nd of 451 public middle schools	50.8%	100	41.8	51.6	30.4	48.9	43.5	45.8	54.3	79.9	$21,551	$82	$21,469
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19	53.7	59.4	37.3	59.2	49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4	$15,264	$158	$15,106
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	87.2	41^st of 438 public middle schools	90.6%		89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%	10	56.6	72.9	60.0	51.8	58.3	58.2	55.0		$16,542	$171	$16,371
West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14.0	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	91.4	24^th of 438 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	14^th of 451 public middle schools	96.9%	10	63.1	61.2	52.5	69.3	62.5	52.7	79.0	97.6	$15,144	$167	$14,977
Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,091	76	14.4	13.4%	657 (60.2%)	78 (7.1%)	70 (6.4%)	248 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	90.1	32^nd of 438 public middle schools	92.7%		96.3	11^th of 451 public middle schools	97.6%	21	65.8	60.2	26.5	72.4	66.1	60.7	72.7	97.2	$12,212	$157	$12,055
Rockwood South Middle	Public	6-8	1628 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6850	817	59	13.7	20.2%	689 (84.3%)	44 (5.4%)	17 (2.1%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	79.2	71^st of 438 public middle schools	83.8%		73.9	91^st of 451 public middle schools	79.8%	20	56.0	52.9		53.0	48.8	52.0	52.4	89.8	$13,343	$157	$13,186
North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	697	50	13.9	6.6%	568 (81.5%)	37 (5.3%)	46 (6.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	96.1	7^th of 438 public middle schools	98.4%		97.6	7^th of 451 public middle schools	98.4%		81.6	68.3	51.3	65.1	74.2	63.3	78.7		$14,410	$27	$14,383
Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	660	49	13.5	11.5%	483 (73.2%)	89 (13.5%)	41 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	91.3	27^th of 438 public middle schools	93.8%		95.1	13^th of 451 public middle schools	97.1%	14	67.5	62.9	49.9	62.4	68.2	53.2	66.5		$14,218	$26	$14,192
Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	74.6	84^th of 438 public middle schools	80.8%		79.9	69^th of 451 public middle schools	84.7%	15	50.3	51.1	28.5	49.2	55.7	50.4	54.3	94.4	$14,397	$169	$14,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Middle

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Middle?

Students at Southwest Middle are 70% White, 10% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Southwest Middle attend?

Students who attend Southwest Middle usually go on to attend South High

Is Southwest Middle a good school?

Southwest Middle ranks 123^rd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southwest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Southwest Middle.

What district is Southwest Middle in?

Parkway C-2

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