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Southwest Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

1000 W Beebe Capps, Searcy, AR 72143 · (501) 268-3125 · Part of Searcy School District

Searcy’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
913
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 W Beebe Capps, Searcy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4327
Grade 5285
Grade 6301
Enrollment over time
957’20
938’21
910’22
879’23
913’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Middle School from Searcy families.

Other schools in Searcy School District

The district →
McRae Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Searcy
B+
445 students19:1
Sidney Deener Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Searcy
B+
421 students20:1
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Searcy
A
398 students19:1
Ahlf Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Searcy
A
576 students16:1
Searcy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Searcy
B−
1,220 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Searcy’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.