| Southwest High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1927, August 2008 |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 6512 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| District | KCMSD |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
Southwest High School was a comprehensive high school located at 6512 Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri. It was part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District.
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Southwest High School was established in 1927. After closing its doors in the 1990s, the building was reoccupied by Southwest Charter School until 2005. The school is in the Brookside neighborhood, at 6512 Wornall Rd, two blocks south of Border Star Montessori. This is the only school in the Kansas City, Missouri School District that has an on-site planetarium and science laboratories.
For 5 decades, Southwest High School had a predominantly white student body. In the mid to late 1960s few black students began attending Southwest High.
It was not until the 1970s that the black student population increased significantly at Southwest High. In 1973, Southwest had a black student population of 2%. By 1979, the black student population was approximately 60% due to busing that began during the 1975-1976 school year, and white flight due to 2 teachers strikes that took place in 1974 and 1977.
It became part of the school district again in August 2008 opening as Southwest Early College Campus. SWECC will be based on math and science allowing students to have earned 20 to 60 hours of college credit from the University of Missouri-Kansas City before graduating.
The school opened for students in the 6th-9th grade and will stop at 12th grade.