Overview of Southwest High School: Southwest High School serves 221 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Southwest High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Missouri 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 10-14% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 40-49% (which is approximately equal to the Missouri state average of 49%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Missouri state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 8% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is lower than the Missouri state average of 29% (majority Black).

School Comparison: Southwest High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,085 schools in Missouri (based on combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Southwest High School is 0.15, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.47. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Southwest High School in Exeter High School (6.2 miles away)

The closest middle school is Southwest Middle School (0.0 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Southwest Elementary School (0.0 miles away)