Southwest Elementary

Southwest Elementary is an elementary school of well-populated scale in High Point, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools, works with 808 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 73% larger than typical.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Southwest Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Southwest Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Asian, 23% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southwest Elementary has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southwest Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.4%; actual is 82.4%, +33.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household earnings sit near $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southwest Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Southwest Guilford Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southwest Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southwest Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 900 students in 2018 to 808 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.