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Lawrence Southwest Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2511 Inverness Drive, Lawrence, KS 66047 · (785) 832-5550 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

Lawrence’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
641
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence Southwest Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Lawrence kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2511 Inverness Drive, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6218
Grade 7222
Grade 8201
Enrollment over time
638’20
621’21
641’22
654’23
641’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Asian 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lawrence Southwest Middle School from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
New York Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
B−
415 students20:1
Langston Hughes Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
560 students19:1
Lawrence Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lawrence
A
543 students22:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
444 students13:1
Schwegler Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
B−
434 students14:1
Deerfield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
433 students15:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.