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Sweetwater Middle

Public 6-8

 305 Lamar
       Sweetwater, TX  79556-5208

(325) 236-6303

District: Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1631st of 2,330 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,553 Help


Students who attend Sweetwater Middle usually attend:

High:    Sweetwater High School

Feeder schools for Sweetwater Middle:

Elementary:    East Ridge Elementary
    Southeast Elementary
    Sweetwater Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  431

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.0%
White:
39.7%
African American:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.6% Help


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Compare Details Sweetwater Middle ranks worse than 70% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.78. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52%), White (39.7%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sweetwater Middle is 11.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sweetwater Middle is $10,553.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sweetwater Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweetwater Middle 1631st of 2330 Texas public middle schools. (See Sweetwater Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd) 795th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sweetwater Middle

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Rank History for all students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 37.95 1158th 1573 26.4%
2005 62.58 583rd 1582 63.1%
2006 66.53 497th 1585 68.6%
2007 61.48 657th 1684 61.0%
2008 55.62 831st 1718 51.6%
2009 49.83 1035th 1763 41.3%
2010 61.13 698th 1803 61.3%
2011 55.61 957th 1895 49.5%
2012 59.54 772nd 1951 60.4%
2013 43.68 1225th 1973 37.9%
2014 31.56 1485th 1987 25.3%
2015 36.15 1429th 2043 30.1%
2016 22.58 1689th 1987 15.0%
2017 21.71 1711th 2027 15.6%
2018 35.93 1353rd 2080 35.0%
2019 21.92 1842nd 2193 16.0%
2021 23.37 1786th 2252 20.7%
2022 22.65 1860th 2254 17.5%
2023 32.78 1631st 2330 30.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.79 709th 720 1.5%
2019 3.16 750th 753 0.4%
2023 49.53 390th 817 52.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.03 914th 1592 42.6%
2022 25.31 1408th 1643 14.3%
2023 16.82 1621st 1720 5.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.74 981st 1597 38.6%
2019 23.48 1456th 1626 10.5%
2021 26.29 1477th 1712 13.7%
2022 25.20 1545th 1757 12.1%
2023 20.58 1710th 1815 5.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.69 1545th 2039 24.2%
2019 19.42 1891st 2073 8.8%
2021 20.85 1920th 2172 11.6%
2022 17.10 2047th 2220 7.8%
2023 27.14 1802nd 2251 19.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.78 1435th 2008 28.5%
2019 16.47 1882nd 2047 8.1%
2021 22.93 1746th 2151 18.8%
2022 22.56 1861st 2221 16.2%
2023 35.18 1516th 2241 32.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.94 555th 1430 61.2%
2019 63.92 581st 1446 59.8%
2021 46.79 952nd 1501 36.6%
2022 56.27 784th 1488 47.3%
2023 66.25 535th 1481 63.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.09 1621st 2008 19.3%
2019 15.13 1995th 2058 3.1%
2021 19.25 1989th 2118 6.1%
2022 23.13 1919th 2182 12.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.48 1229th 2030 39.5%
2019 27.72 1599th 2069 22.7%
2021 25.52 1677th 2168 22.6%
2022 23.66 1832nd 2228 17.8%
2023 31.22 1613th 2245 28.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.75 1035th 1167 11.3%
2019 15.28 1134th 1193 4.9%
2021 10.31 1205th 1213 0.7%
2022 11.19 1236th 1251 1.2%
2023 20.13 1129th 1273 11.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.73 1141st 1895 39.8%
2019 19.52 1753rd 1935 9.4%
2021 20.81 1791st 2043 12.3%
2022 17.03 1912th 2077 7.9%
2023 22.66 1806th 2116 14.7%
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Rank History for White students at Sweetwater Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.45 1159th 1673 30.7%
2019 22.91 1437th 1684 14.7%
2021 22.34 1470th 1700 13.5%
2022 26.62 1407th 1723 18.3%
2023 37.18 1196th 1749 31.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Sweetwater Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 381 39 1 233 n/a n/a n/a 0 654
1989 375 44 0 247 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1990 399 51 0 255 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1991 352 42 1 269 2 n/a n/a 0 666
1992 347 44 2 257 2 n/a n/a 0 652
1993 370 46 1 271 0 n/a n/a 0 688
1994 395 48 1 252 1 n/a n/a 0 697
1995 358 48 1 254 1 n/a n/a 0 662
1996 358 48 1 254 1 n/a n/a 0 662
1997 337 44 1 241 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1998 347 43 1 265 1 n/a n/a 0 657
1999 320 51 0 236 1 n/a n/a 0 608
2000 307 54 0 237 0 n/a n/a 0 598
2001 293 57 0 228 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2002 290 45 0 210 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2003 290 45 0 210 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2004 285 47 0 183 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2005 289 41 0 167 2 n/a n/a 0 499
2006 267 46 0 173 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2007 257 42 0 178 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2008 268 40 1 194 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2009 258 45 1 189 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2010 256 47 1 184 1 n/a n/a 0 489
2011 230 39 0 206 1 0 5 0 481
2012 198 39 0 229 0 0 9 0 475
2013 179 31 0 244 0 0 11 0 465
2014 169 27 0 248 1 0 10 0 455
2015 189 23 1 254 1 0 13 0 481
2016 184 24 1 252 1 0 10 0 472
2017 165 33 2 273 0 0 10 0 483
2018 173 43 2 292 0 0 11 0 521
2019 183 33 5 277 1 0 15 0 514
2020 177 33 6 258 1 0 10 0 485
2021 169 24 5 268 1 0 11 0 478
2022 186 23 4 255 0 0 10 0 478
2023 171 22 2 224 0 0 12 0 431

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sweetwater Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 654 39.0 16.7 n/a
1989 666 n/a n/a n/a
1990 705 43.0 16.3 n/a
1991 666 43.4 15.3 n/a
1992 652 40.4 16.1 44.8
1993 688 46.0 15.0 50.6
1994 697 49.5 14.1 42.8
1995 662 59.5 11.1 41.5
1996 662 59.5 11.1 41.5
1997 623 58.2 10.7 41.4
1998 657 58.5 11.2 43.7
1999 608 54.2 11.2 52
2000 598 54.9 10.9 53
2001 578 53.3 10.8 52.1
2002 545 51.8 10.5 54.9
2003 545 51.8 10.5 54.9
2004 515 52.4 9.8 53.6
2005 499 50.9 9.8 56.3
2006 487 49.6 9.8 59.8
2007 477 48.3 9.9 57.9
2008 503 47.9 10.5 57.1
2009 494 44.0 11.2 59.1
2010 489 43.0 11.3 58.7
2011 481 41.6 11.5 62.4
2012 475 35.5 13.3 63.2
2013 465 34.8 13.3 66.2
2014 455 37.1 12.2 65.9
2015 481 36.0 13.3 66.7
2016 472 36.0 13.1 69.5
2017 483 34.9 13.8 70
2018 521 36.1 14.4 68.9
2019 514 30.3 16.9 72.2
2020 485 31.2 15.5 71.1
2021 478 35.2 13.5 71.1
2022 478 31.9 14.9 66.9
2023 431 36.1 11.9 66.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sweetwater Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 654 39.0 16.7 n/a
1989 666 n/a n/a n/a
1990 705 43.0 16.3 n/a
1991 666 43.4 15.3 n/a
1992 652 40.4 16.1 44.8
1993 688 46.0 15.0 50.6
1994 697 49.5 14.1 42.8
1995 662 59.5 11.1 41.5
1996 662 59.5 11.1 41.5
1997 623 58.2 10.7 41.4
1998 657 58.5 11.2 43.7
1999 608 54.2 11.2 52
2000 598 54.9 10.9 53
2001 578 53.3 10.8 52.1
2002 545 51.8 10.5 54.9
2003 545 51.8 10.5 54.9
2004 515 52.4 9.8 53.6
2005 499 50.9 9.8 56.3
2006 487 49.6 9.8 59.8
2007 477 48.3 9.9 57.9
2008 503 47.9 10.5 57.1
2009 494 44.0 11.2 59.1
2010 489 43.0 11.3 58.7
2011 481 41.6 11.5 62.4
2012 475 35.5 13.3 63.2
2013 465 34.8 13.3 66.2
2014 455 37.1 12.2 65.9
2015 481 36.0 13.3 66.7
2016 472 36.0 13.1 69.5
2017 483 34.9 13.8 70
2018 521 36.1 14.4 68.9
2019 514 30.3 16.9 72.2
2020 485 31.2 15.5 71.1
2021 478 35.2 13.5 71.1
2022 478 31.9 14.9 66.9
2023 431 36.1 11.9 66.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sweetwater Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,273 (14.0%) $7,849 (86.0%) $9,122
2020 $1,268 (12.5%) $8,892 (87.5%) $10,160
2021 $2,529 (24.0%) $8,024 (76.0%) $10,553

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sweetwater Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1842nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1631st of 2330 Middle schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Middle)2650
 24%
   6th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))2650
 24%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Middle)2932
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))2932
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Middle)3331
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Middle)2214
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))2214
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Middle)3351
 18%
   8th Grade Reading (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))3351
 18%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Middle)3035
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))3035
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Sweetwater Middle)3424
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))3424
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Sweetwater Middle)1427
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))1427
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Sweetwater Middle)9092
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd))3723
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students514431
 16.1%
African American3322
 33.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic277224
 19.1%
Pacific Islander00
White183171
 6.6%
Two or More Races1512
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.2%66.6%
 5.6%

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Students at Sweetwater Middle are 52% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Sweetwater Middle usually go on to attend Sweetwater High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 431 students attended Sweetwater Middle.

Sweetwater Middle ranks 1631st of 2330 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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