Southwest High School serves 830 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Southwest High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Georgia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 6% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 10-14% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Georgia state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 98% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the Georgia state average of 60% (majority Black).

School Overview: Southwest High School’s learner population of 830 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 52 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Southwest High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,188 schools in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Southwest High School is 0.10, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.69. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Southwest High School is Central High School (2.2 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Ballard Hudson Middle School (0.3 miles away)