Southwest Middle School

My son started 6th grade at Southwest this year and I am pretty happy overall. No school is perfect, but I am definitely satisfied and I feel like he is getting a good education. There are some pretty awesome teachers and staff members at Southwest. There are also many programs and extracurricular activities for the students. I had the option to move to another location in Orlando (a nicer place) and I chose to stay put because the Middle School on that side of town is not nearly as good as Southwest....and I am very happy that I chose to stay.
--Submitted by a parent

I love this school. My son is in 6th grade at SWMS and it is the best! The teachers are amazing, the staff is extremely helpful and the kids are wonderful. You can't go wrong with Southwest Middle School!
--Submitted by a parent

I went here in 6th grade and it was the best school ever!! It was my best school year. I'm now in 7th grade somewhere else. I wish I could go back to SWMS!!
--Submitted by a student

Im in 7th grade and I love my school it's so great the teachers are so nice and everything is wonderful!
--Submitted by a student

i used to go to southwest middle for 6 grade i later moved to birmingham michigan the 5 richest place in america. its supposed to have one of the best education but honestly southwest middle school taught me alot. alot more then derby middle school has and i've gone there for two years. southwest middle had some of the nicest kids you'll ever meet. the sweetest teachers and the best choir teacher i've ever expirenced in my life. they had great education there not only did i learn math science etc,etc. but i learned about loyalty and trust. i recomend this school for any type of student. i heard mrs. browns the new principal?!!? that school should be at the top now. best teacher not kidding.
--Submitted by a student

This is a very clean school. Mr. Brown does a nice job with the place.
--Submitted by a parent

southwest middle school is an okay school i have all advanced classes and like most of my teachers in 8th grade now but 7th and 6th grade were horrible my teachers did not teach me anything and i was bored except for the social strudies teachers. This year we have a new principal so it is awsome and those others parents who say its horrible are not right. Its not horrible but needed work and we have a new pricipal so its way better then when that bat dr.cacarra was there. We actually finally have dicipline so im happy !
--Submitted by a student

I personally think southwest is a great school for my child. Its great with teaching,the kids are sweet, and the principle doesn't play
--Submitted by a parent

This school used to be the best school ever! But now the fighting has gotton way out of hand. I'm in all advanced classes and it really is a great education for me. But the only problem is the fighting.
--Submitted by a student

Teachers are excellent. However, there are some issues like PE lockers do not lock so clothes/other items routinely are stolen. The school is aware of this and does not do anything about it. There is not adequate supervision in the locker room so things are stolen while the students are in PE (boys at least). Don't leave anything of value (money, cell phone, etc.) around! Plan on having to replace PE clothes frequently. Also there have been incidents of pushing, etc. in the locker room. Discipline is very inconsistent with minor infractions being treated severely while more serious things go unnoticed. Some classes have behavior issues so students who want to learn are at a disadvantage. My gifted student was doing ok academically here but not really happy. Also, the FCAT is most important thing and not too much emphasis on extracurricular activities. Very little communication about activities to parents.
--Submitted by a parent