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Southwest Middle
Southwest Middle is a public middle school in the Parkway C-2 district, serving grades 6-8 in Ballwin, St. Louis County, Missouri. In Missouri's 2025 Annual Performance Report, it earned 53.8% of possible points. That is 15.9 points lower than its 2023 score.
Annual Performance Report score, last three years
- 202369.7%
- 202464.6%
- 202553.8%
The APR score is the share of possible points a school earned under the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6), covering test performance, growth, attendance and, for high schools, graduation and college and career readiness. DESE compares these scores year over year in its 2025 release.
How it compares with other St. Louis County middle schools
| Measure (2025) | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| APR score (% of points earned) | 53.8% | 76.1%41 schools | -22.3 |
| English language arts index (MPI) | 395.4 | 408.341 schools | -12.9 |
| Math index (MPI) | 392.8 | 404.941 schools | -12.1 |
Median of other tested middle schools in the 17 St. Louis County districts this site covers, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. MPI is DESE's MAP Performance Index, a composite of students' state test performance levels.
DESE status level, 2025: English language arts On Track, math On Track. These are the state's own labels; see the MSIP 6 guidance for how they are set.
What stands out
- APR score (% of points earned) is 22.3 points below the median for other St. Louis County middle schools (76.1%). Worth asking the school about.
- English language arts index (MPI) is 12.9 below the median for other St. Louis County middle schools (408.3). Worth asking the school about.
Before you buy for this school
- Confirm the attendance boundary for the exact address with the Parkway C-2 district. Boundaries change, and a listing's school field is not a guarantee.
- Visit. A score summarizes tests, growth and attendance. It does not describe a classroom.
- Read the full APR on DESE's MCDS portal for student-group results and growth.
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Other schools in Parkway C-2
- Barretts Elementary
- Bellerive Elementary
- Carman Trails Elementary
- Central High
- Central Middle
- Claymont Elementary
- Craig Elementary
- Green Trails Elementary
- Hanna Woods Elementary
- Henry Elementary
- Highcroft Ridge Elementary
- Mason Ridge Elementary
- McKelvey Intermediate
- McKelvey Primary
- North High
- Northeast Middle
- Oak Brook Elementary
- Pierremont Elementary
- River Bend Elementary
- Ross Elementary
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary
- Sorrento Springs Elementary
- South High
- South Middle
- West High
- West Middle
- Wren Hollow Elementary
All St. Louis area school reports
Sources
- Missouri DESE MSIP 6 APR Summary and Supporting Building Reports, 2023, 2024 and 2025, retrieved 2026-10-06
- NCES school directory: Southwest Middle (address, enrollment, 2023-24)
- DESE 2025 APR news release
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