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Southwest Middle Middle School
1601 West Front St Albert Lea MN, 56007, Freeborn County Phone: 507-379-5240 Ranking:  (664 out of 1,269, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7 School District: Albert Lea 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: | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 477 | 511 | 477 | 457 | 454 | 457 | 447 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 241 | 50.5% | 243 | 47.6% | 262 | 54.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 236 | 49.5% | 268 | 52.4% | 215 | 45.1% | 241 | 52.7% | 228 | 50.2% | 233 | 51.0% | 228 | 51.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 260 | 54.5% | 275 | 53.8% | 239 | 50.1% | 212 | 46.4% | 215 | 47.4% | 240 | 52.5% | 244 | 54.6% |
| Female: | 217 | 45.5% | 236 | 46.2% | 238 | 49.9% | 245 | 53.6% | 231 | 50.9% | 209 | 45.7% | 199 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 109 | 22.9% | 97 | 19.0% | 106 | 22.2% | 54 | 11.8% | 63 | 13.9% | 68 | 14.9% | 70 | 15.7% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.7% |
| White: | 342 | 71.7% | 387 | 75.7% | 346 | 72.5% | 384 | 84.0% | 378 | 83.3% | 372 | 81.4% | 359 | 80.3% |
| 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: | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 41.1% | 192 | 37.6% | 170 | 35.6% | 145 | 31.7% | 135 | 29.7% | 137 | 30.0% | 141 | 31.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.9% | 55 | 10.8% | 66 | 13.8% | 55 | 12.0% | 60 | 13.2% | 48 | 10.5% | 40 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 14.28 | 14.80 | 15.50 | 16.64 | 15.70 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 76.2% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.4% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 48.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 56.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.7% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.2% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44.2% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 54.4% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.2% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 55.3% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 53.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,070.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,785.0 |
* Southwest Middle Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.