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Lawrence Southwest Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2511 Inverness Dr

Lawrence KS, 66047, Douglas County

Phone: 785-832-5550

Ranking:

(249 out of 973, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Lawrence Unified School District 497

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	52		NA	NA	51		48		49		50		50
Total Students:	669		657		635		637		662		679		670
Grade 6:	217	32.4%	219	33.3%	184	29.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	246	36.8%	199	30.3%	242	38.1%	197	30.9%	225	34.0%	234	34.5%	221	33.0%
Grade 8:	206	30.8%	239	36.4%	209	32.9%	225	35.3%	222	33.5%	228	33.6%	218	32.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	358	53.5%	347	52.8%	343	54.0%	333	52.3%	344	52.0%	324	47.7%	328	49.0%
Female:	311	46.5%	310	47.2%	292	46.0%	304	47.7%	318	48.0%	342	50.4%	338	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	17	2.5%	16	2.4%	13	2.0%	11	1.7%	16	2.4%	13	1.9%	11	1.6%
Asian:	43	6.4%	40	6.1%	44	6.9%	32	5.0%	38	5.7%	56	8.2%	59	8.8%
Hispanic:	49	7.3%	50	7.6%	48	7.6%	53	8.3%	41	6.2%	57	8.4%	41	6.1%
Black:	31	4.6%	23	3.5%	19	3.0%	30	4.7%	36	5.4%	55	8.1%	48	7.2%
White:	488	72.9%	490	74.6%	489	77.0%	482	75.7%	504	76.1%	493	72.6%	511	76.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	6.0%	37	5.6%	20	3.1%	27	4.2%	27	4.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	114	17.0%	96	14.6%	102	16.1%	69	10.8%	72	10.9%	107	15.8%	110	16.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	37	5.5%	35	5.3%	35	5.5%	32	5.0%	37	5.6%	30	4.4%	41	6.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.79		NA	NA	12.34		13.38		13.59		13.70		13.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.36%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.36%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.27%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.61%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.21%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.94%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.16%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.74%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.98%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.86%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	97.27%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	96.94%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.91%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.8%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.39%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.85%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.98%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.73%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.79%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.27%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.52%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.92%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.85%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.99%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.73%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96.33%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	37.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	62.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	86.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,547.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,367.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,036.0

* Lawrence Southwest Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.