Southwest High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 81 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Southwest Legacy High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 78 in school progress, 65 in closing performance gaps and 74 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Southwest High School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Southwest Legacy High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Southwest High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.30%), African Americans (4.79%), Two or More Races (1.53%), Asians (0.47%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

At Southwest Legacy High School, Hispanics make up 92.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.05%), Whites or Caucasians (1.83%), Two or More Races (0.62%), Asians (0.53%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Southwest High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 74.51% compared to 89.93% at Southwest Legacy High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Southwest High School has 341 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.46% of student population. Southwest Legacy High School has significantly more ELLs at 481 or about 21.43% of student population.

Southwest High School’s bilingual students comprise 13.74%, gifted and talented students, 13.70%, while 17.26% are in the special education program. Southwest Legacy High School bilingual students comprise 20.04%, gifted and talented students, 11.14%, and 17.59% are in the special education program.

Southwest High School's 146 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.2 years. Southwest Legacy High School's 126 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Southwest High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 27 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 51 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Southwest Legacy High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 21 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 28 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers.

Southwest High School has 23 special education teachers assisted by 21 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Southwest Legacy High School has 12 special education teachers and 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.