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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002273
Southwest Middle
3000 Furia Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 455-1105 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
316 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 36% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle
Southwest Middle's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Middle this school | 510 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| Gravelly Hill Middle Efland | 415 | 56.4% | 52.4% |
| South Davie Middle Mocksville | 492 | 72.4% | 50.1% |
| Western Harnett Middle Lillington | 700 | 55.6% | 47.2% |
| Ledford Middle Thomasville | 651 | 53.0% | 60.1% |
| Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #319 of 463 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #363 of 461 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #245 of 463 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #295 of 478 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #131 of 456 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #195 of 456 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #355 of 472 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #181 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
510
+76 (+18%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 65% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 64% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 47% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 57% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 50% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 43 | 13.2:1 | 50% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (562 to 510); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About Southwest Middle
Southwest Middle is a small middle school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28540). Total enrollment is 510 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
District-wide, Onslow County Schools has 39 schools and 27,397 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Southwest Middle. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Onslow County overall, about 67% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Southwest Middle comes to 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.0:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 15.9:1. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Southwest Middle outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Southwest Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.0% is 16.9 points below the 59.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Onslow County show that the median household earns about $68,148 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Onslow County, 42 public schools serve about 27,501 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Southwest Middle from the closest public school, Southwest High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Southwest Middle is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Southwest Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 510 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 434.
This page collects posts and questions about Southwest Middle, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Other Southwest Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 10 states are named Southwest Middle. Southwest Middle is the 12th largest of the 15.
- Southwest Middle SchoolCharlotte, NC · 1,205 students
- Southwest MiddleGastonia, NC · 832 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 1,290 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 997 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLSEARCY, AR · 913 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest High0.6 mi · 803
- Blue Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 498
- Onslow Virtual School1.7 mi · 421
- Southwest Elementary2.8 mi · 720
- New Bridge Middle3.1 mi · 482
- Northwoods Park Middle3.1 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest MiddleHow large is Southwest Middle?
Southwest Middle enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
Is Southwest Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southwest Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Southwest Middle?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Southwest Middle.
How diverse is Southwest Middle?
Southwest Middle reports a student body of 54% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Southwest Middle in?
Southwest Middle is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.