Southwest Jr. High School
963 N.8th Ave
San Luis AZ, 85349, Yuma County
Phone: 928-627-6540
Ranking: (926 out of 1,363, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Gadsden Elementary 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: | 27 | 31 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 723 | 684 | 650 | 696 | 702 | 663 | 612 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 357 | 49.4% | 347 | 50.7% | 326 | 50.2% | 323 | 46.4% | 364 | 51.9% | 329 | 49.6% | 313 | 51.1% |
Grade 8: | 366 | 50.6% | 337 | 49.3% | 324 | 49.8% | 373 | 53.6% | 338 | 48.1% | 334 | 50.4% | 299 | 48.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 376 | 52.0% | 353 | 51.6% | 327 | 50.3% | 354 | 50.9% | 356 | 50.7% | 346 | 52.2% | 310 | 50.7% |
Female: | 347 | 48.0% | 331 | 48.4% | 323 | 49.7% | 342 | 49.1% | 338 | 48.1% | 309 | 46.6% | 298 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 720 | 99.6% | 682 | 99.7% | 648 | 99.7% | 696 | 100.0% | 702 | 100.0% | 662 | 99.8% | 610 | 99.7% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 592 | 84.3% | 657 | 99.1% | 603 | 98.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 720 | 99.6% | 681 | 99.6% | 647 | 99.5% | 693 | 99.6% | 72 | 10.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.78 | 22.06 | 23.21 | 17.85 | 23.40 | 24.10 | 21.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 529 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 398 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 407.74 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 405 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 414 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 483 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 492 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 505.03 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 504 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 507 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 513 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 486.82 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 479 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 484 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 531 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 418 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 416.34 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 416 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 423 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 489 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 501 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 498.52 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 495 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 500 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 473 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 479 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 479.31 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 484 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.5% | 79.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.5% | 20.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.6% | 41.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.4% | 58.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,243.0 | $40,177.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,399.0 | $36,342.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,862.0 | $42,916.0 |
* Southwest Jr. High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.