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Southwest Senior High High School
3414 West 47th St Minneapolis MN, 55410, Hennepin County Phone: 612-668-3030 Ranking:  (69 out of 414, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Minneapolis Public 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: | 83 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 75 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,658 | 1,690 | 1,723 | 1,752 | 1,727 | 1,742 | 1,664 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 457 | 27.6% | 457 | 27.0% | 446 | 25.9% | 429 | 24.5% | 425 | 24.6% | 469 | 26.9% | 478 | 28.7% |
| Grade 10: | 431 | 26.0% | 430 | 25.4% | 415 | 24.1% | 448 | 25.6% | 452 | 26.2% | 488 | 28.0% | 433 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 406 | 24.5% | 394 | 23.3% | 454 | 26.3% | 438 | 25.0% | 466 | 27.0% | 433 | 24.9% | 383 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 364 | 22.0% | 409 | 24.2% | 408 | 23.7% | 437 | 24.9% | 384 | 22.2% | 352 | 20.2% | 370 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 805 | 48.6% | 836 | 49.5% | 859 | 49.9% | 855 | 48.8% | 830 | 48.1% | 830 | 47.6% | 779 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 853 | 51.4% | 854 | 50.5% | 864 | 50.1% | 897 | 51.2% | 889 | 51.5% | 904 | 51.9% | 881 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 98 | 5.9% | 99 | 5.9% | 93 | 5.4% | 85 | 4.9% | 100 | 5.8% | 95 | 5.5% | 87 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic: | 165 | 10.0% | 151 | 8.9% | 157 | 9.1% | 165 | 9.4% | 163 | 9.4% | 159 | 9.1% | 161 | 9.7% |
| Black: | 435 | 26.2% | 470 | 27.8% | 447 | 25.9% | 380 | 21.7% | 320 | 18.5% | 310 | 17.8% | 285 | 17.1% |
| White: | 931 | 56.2% | 939 | 55.6% | 997 | 57.9% | 1,090 | 62.2% | 1,120 | 64.9% | 1,155 | 66.3% | 1,104 | 66.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 539 | 32.5% | 583 | 34.5% | 540 | 31.3% | 479 | 27.3% | 386 | 22.4% | 374 | 21.5% | 346 | 20.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 4.4% | 72 | 4.3% | 79 | 4.6% | 78 | 4.5% | 61 | 3.5% | 46 | 2.6% | 47 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.89 | 19.48 | 21.54 | 22.89 | 21.79 | 22.90 | 22.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 49.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 55.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 49.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 39.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 48.3% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 54% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 54.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 54.6% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 57.7% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 49.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 16% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 24.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 25.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 28.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 30.8% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 36.5% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 27.2% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 35.4% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 32% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48.4% | 31.2% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 58.2% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 58.1% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 61.8% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 39.9% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 42.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 38.3% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 45.3% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 77% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 74.5% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.9% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 71.7% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 49.2% | 62.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 4.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $61,114.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,949.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $62,623.0 |
* Southwest Senior High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.