Southwest Jr. Middle School
943 Sw 9th Ave Forest Lake MN, 55025, Washington County Phone: 651-982-8700 Ranking:  (519 out of 1,269, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Forest Lake Public School District 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: | 44 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 767 | 768 | 744 | 628 | 667 | 685 | 692 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 246 | 32.1% | 253 | 32.9% | 289 | 38.8% | 226 | 36.0% | 224 | 33.6% | 201 | 29.3% | 261 | 37.7% |
| Grade 8: | 251 | 32.7% | 283 | 36.8% | 232 | 31.2% | 221 | 35.2% | 196 | 29.4% | 256 | 37.4% | 225 | 32.5% |
| Grade 9: | 270 | 35.2% | 232 | 30.2% | 223 | 30.0% | 180 | 28.7% | 247 | 37.0% | 225 | 32.8% | 201 | 29.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 383 | 49.9% | 386 | 50.3% | 371 | 49.9% | 295 | 47.0% | 319 | 47.8% | 363 | 53.0% | 372 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 384 | 50.1% | 382 | 49.7% | 373 | 50.1% | 333 | 53.0% | 340 | 51.0% | 314 | 45.8% | 316 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 26 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.0% | 25 | 3.4% | 26 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.5% | 36 | 5.3% | 34 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 2.9% | 27 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.0% | 12 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.3% |
| White: | 694 | 90.5% | 697 | 90.8% | 675 | 90.7% | 569 | 90.6% | 606 | 90.9% | 616 | 89.9% | 629 | 90.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 15.5% | 137 | 17.8% | 125 | 16.8% | 103 | 16.4% | 103 | 15.4% | 91 | 13.3% | 73 | 10.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 8.6% | 60 | 7.8% | 58 | 7.8% | 57 | 9.1% | 45 | 6.7% | 48 | 7.0% | 48 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.36 | 19.51 | 18.43 | 17.02 | 17.92 | 18.90 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.4% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 58.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 67.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 66.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73.2% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.9% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 59.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 67.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.8% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.7% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 75.2% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.6% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 62.6% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.6% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 55% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 44.4% | 44.4% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.1% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.9% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.4% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 64.9% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 69.7% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 56.5% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 60.6% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 65.5% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 49% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,177.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,360.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $60,267.0 |
* Southwest Jr. Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.