Southwest Academy

6200 Johnnycake Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207 | (410) 887-0825

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 748

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 748 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 213th out of 283 middle schools in MD.

School Operational Details

Magnet School

School District Details

Baltimore County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,118
Graduation Rate: 82.6%
Dropout Rate: 4.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.2
Enrolled Students: 103,324

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 748
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 51.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 384 (51.3%)
Females: 364 (48.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 68 (9.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 386 (51.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 454 (60.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Southwest Academy Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	624	83.4%
Asian	59	7.9%
Hispanic	38	5.1%
White	24	3.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	250	33.4%
7th Grade	236	31.6%
8th Grade	262	35.0%

Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Southwest Academy performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on MSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

MSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	56.0%	66.7%	65.4%
2009	37.1%	65.8%	65.7%

Reading Test
2010	76.0%	81.3%	80.3%
2009	78.3%	82.1%	80.2%

Science Test
2010	55.2%	72.0%	67.8%
2009	52.8%	71.3%	65.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.5%	76.5%	79.8%
2009	68.5%	72.2%	76.0%

Reading Test
2010	79.4%	84.4%	86.1%
2009	74.6%	81.8%	83.5%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	56.1%	71.2%	72.6%
2009	59.0%	73.1%	72.0%

Reading Test
2010	73.5%	80.4%	81.9%
2009	77.3%	80.9%	81.8%

Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010

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