Sibley Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 275 students
Southwest Middle
1601 W Front St, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Grades
6–7
Middle
Students
486
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Albert Lea Public School District
Freeborn County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southwest Middle
Southwest Middle is a public middle school in Albert Lea, Minnesota, serving grades 6–7. It is part of Albert Lea Public School District. The school is located in a remote town in Freeborn County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 486 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota middle school (16.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–7
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–7
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 486 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Albert Lea Public School District
- County
- Freeborn County
- NCES school ID
- 270297000078
Schools near Southwest Middle
All 10 schools in Albert Lea →
Lakeview Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 400 students
St. Theodore's El
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 78 students
Albert Lea Area Learning Center
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 113 students
Lake Mills Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 146 students
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo
Public · Grades 5–6 · 138 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.