Southwest Middle School
300 Chestnut St
Reading PA, 19602, Berks County
Phone: 610-371-5934
Ranking: 
(2,192 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*
(2,192 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7
School District: Reading School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 445 | 472 | 511 | 495 | 474 | 481 | 610 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 234 | 52.6% | 241 | 51.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.7% | 23 | 4.8% | 122 | 20.0% |
| Grade 7: | 211 | 47.4% | 231 | 48.9% | 256 | 50.1% | 244 | 49.3% | 249 | 52.5% | 226 | 47.0% | 232 | 38.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 53.9% | 224 | 47.5% | 268 | 52.4% | 262 | 52.9% | 254 | 53.6% | 260 | 54.1% | 340 | 55.7% |
| Female: | 205 | 46.1% | 248 | 52.5% | 243 | 47.6% | 233 | 47.1% | 212 | 44.7% | 213 | 44.3% | 266 | 43.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 375 | 84.3% | 391 | 82.8% | 427 | 83.6% | 413 | 83.4% | 399 | 84.2% | 402 | 83.6% | 502 | 82.3% |
| Black: | 35 | 7.9% | 43 | 9.1% | 59 | 11.5% | 52 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.3% | 52 | 10.8% | 73 | 12.0% |
| White: | 20 | 4.5% | 29 | 6.1% | 21 | 4.1% | 30 | 6.1% | 25 | 5.3% | 26 | 5.4% | 33 | 5.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 92.6% | 428 | 90.7% | 458 | 89.6% | 437 | 88.3% | 422 | 89.0% | 407 | 84.6% | 503 | 82.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.0% | 21 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.7% | 27 | 5.5% | 27 | 5.7% | 34 | 7.1% | 33 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 13.95 | 13.43 | 11.24 | 10.83 | 9.70 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 49.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 43.3% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 45.9% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 44.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 38.8% | 66.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 57.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 54.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 62.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 71.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 62% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 45.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 48.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 49.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 50.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 48.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 29.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 38.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 56.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 48.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 60.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 56% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 58.8% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 64.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 66.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 60.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 36.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 47.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 45.1% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 56.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 62.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 55% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 17.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 20.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 24.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 24.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 23.5% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 35.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 41% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 28% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 37.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 45.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 34.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 33.4% | 72.7% |
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* Southwest Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.