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Does SouthWest Edgecombe High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
798
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132000559
SouthWest Edgecombe High
5912 NC 43 North, Pinetops, NC 27864 · (252) 827-5016 · Edgecombe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
794 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 229 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 166 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
26.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
6.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SouthWest Edgecombe High
SouthWest Edgecombe High's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SouthWest Edgecombe High this school | 798 | 99.5% | 19.2% |
| Farmville Central High Farmville | 778 | 99.6% | 40.1% |
| Northeastern High Elizabeth City | 658 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| Martin County High Williamston | 752 | 99.6% | 36.8% |
| Anson High School Wadesboro | 705 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| Shelby High Shelby | 792 | 99.6% | 29.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SouthWest Edgecombe High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #460 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #462 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #437 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #243 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #366 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #255 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #124 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #152 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
798
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 798 | 36.2 | 22.0:1 | 99% (794) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 40.4 | 20.5:1 | 100% (825) |
| 2022-23 | 802 | 45.8 | 17.5:1 | 100% (799) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 100% (747) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 97% (841) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 100% (845) |
| 2010-11 | 947 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 61% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 47% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 982 | 61 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SouthWest Edgecombe High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (870 to 798); teachers down 23% (47 to 36.2).
About SouthWest Edgecombe High
SouthWest Edgecombe High operates as a mid-sized high school in Pinetops, North Carolina. In all, 798 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 19 schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools, with 6,310 students enrolled.
Black students are 56% of those enrolled at SouthWest Edgecombe High. Other reported shares: 26% White, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Edgecombe County, where about 56% of residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
On staff are 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. About 99% of students at SouthWest Edgecombe High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Edgecombe County.
SouthWest Edgecombe High earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public high schools.
SouthWest Edgecombe High ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 19.2%. Predicted: 48.5%. Difference: 29.2 points.
In the surrounding county, Edgecombe County, the median household earns about $51,265 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Counting SouthWest Edgecombe High, Edgecombe County has 27 public schools.
G W Carver Elementary, about 3.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of SouthWest Edgecombe High, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, SouthWest Edgecombe High is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 6% over 4 years, reaching 798 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 22.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for SouthWest Edgecombe High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- G W Bulluck ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Pinetops
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- South Edgecombe MiddleMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- G W Carver Elementary3.7 mi · 550
- South Edgecombe Middle4.2 mi · 271
- G W Bulluck Elementary4.7 mi · 535
- Edgecombe Early College High5.7 mi · 171
- North East Carolina Prep5.8 mi · 1,107
- West Edgecombe Middle6.4 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About SouthWest Edgecombe HighHow large is SouthWest Edgecombe High?
SouthWest Edgecombe High enrolls approximately 798 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SouthWest Edgecombe High serve?
SouthWest Edgecombe High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SouthWest Edgecombe High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SouthWest Edgecombe High is approximately 22.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SouthWest Edgecombe High?
Student demographics at SouthWest Edgecombe High are roughly 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SouthWest Edgecombe High in?
SouthWest Edgecombe High is part of Edgecombe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.