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Southwest MS

(610) 371-5934

Physical Address:
300 Chestnut ST
Reading, PA  19602
Mailing Address:
300 Chestnut ST
Reading, PA  19602

School Information

District:
Reading Sd
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Berks County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
474

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Southwest MS

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 84.18% 22.80% 7.39%
Black 10.34% 5.77% 16.75%
White 5.27% 69.55% 73.92%
Asian/Pacific 0.21% 1.62% 3.10%
American Indian 0% 0.25% 0.37%

Genders in Southwest MS

This School County Average State Average
Male 54.43% 50.49% 49.62%
Female 45.57% 49.51% 50.38%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Southwest MS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 502 402 399
Black 73 52 49
White 33 26 25
Asian/Pacific 2 1 1
Others 0 0 0
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 610 481 474

Enrollment by Gender for Southwest MS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 342 264 258
Female 268 217 216
Total 610 481 474

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Southwest MS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 610 481 474
# Eligible for free lunch 503 (82%) 407 (85%) 422 (89%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 33 (5%) 34 (7%) 27 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 536 (88%) 441 (92%) 449 (95%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Southwest MS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 610 481 474
Fulltime teachers 51.0 49.5 43.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.00 9.70 10.83
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.26 15.50 13.92