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Sweetwater Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

305 Lamar, Sweetwater, TX 79556 · (325) 236-6303 · Part of Sweetwater Independent School District

Sweetwater’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
372
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Sweetwater Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 22.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sweetwater kids: Sweetwater H S

On the path

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

3–5Sweetwater Int353 students
6–8Sweetwater MiddleYou are here
9–12Sweetwater H S553 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

305 Lamar, Sweetwater

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6121
Grade 7119
Grade 8132
Enrollment over time
478’20
478’21
431’22
423’23
372’24

Down 22.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 37%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sweetwater Middle from Sweetwater families.

Other schools in Sweetwater Independent School District

The district →
Southeast Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sweetwater
166 students26:1
Southeast El
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sweetwater
157 students13:1
East Ridge El
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Sweetwater
C−
205 students12:1
Sweetwater Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sweetwater
B
353 students13:1
Sweetwater H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Sweetwater
C
553 students12:1

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