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Enrollment
1,205
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002678
Southwest Middle School
13624 Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273 · (980) 343-5006 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,205 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,202 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 364 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 423 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 418 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Southwest Middle School→Palisades High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 School
Southwest Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Middle School this school | 1,205 | 99.8% | 39.6% |
| River Bend Middle Raleigh | 995 | 99.7% | 31.8% |
| East Garner Middle Garner | 1,109 | 99.7% | 45.4% |
| Northridge Middle Charlotte | 1,014 | 99.7% | 47.2% |
| Kennedy Middle Charlotte | 990 | 99.7% | 50.9% |
| McClintock Middle Charlotte | 1,056 | 99.7% | 52.8% |
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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #348 of 463 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #355 of 461 | #20 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #323 of 463 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,205 | #14 of 478 | #5 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #334 of 456 | #11 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #201 of 456 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #1 of 472 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #122 of 300 | #10 of 19 |
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
1,205
-178 (-13%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,344
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,205 | 68.9 | 17.5:1 | 100% (1,202) |
| 2023-24 | 1,287 | 62.9 | 20.5:1 | 100% (1,284) |
| 2022-23 | 1,392 | 65 | 21.4:1 | 40% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 1,383 | 84 | 16.5:1 | 38% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 1,407 | 76.2 | 18.5:1 | 54% (759) |
| 2015-16 | 1,382 | 72 | 19.2:1 | 54% (753) |
| 2010-11 | 1,344 | 68 | 19.8:1 | 55% (741) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,407 to 1,205); teachers down 10% (76.2 to 68.9).
About Southwest Middle School
The public middle school Southwest Middle School is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. A federal count lists 1,205 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 99% above that.
Southwest Middle School is one of 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which enrolls 145,014 students in total.
The most common group at Southwest Middle School is Black students, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 13 points above the 30% share among Mecklenburg County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.5:1 comes from the school's 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Southwest Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
allk12 grades Southwest Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Southwest Middle School scores 39.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
Mecklenburg County has about 1,154,681 residents, and the median household income is $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Southwest Middle School, Mecklenburg County has 225 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Unity Classical Charter School, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Southwest Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Southwest Middle School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Southwest Middle School dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,383 to 1,205 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.5:1 to 17.5:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Southwest Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Other Southwest Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 10 states are named Southwest Middle. Southwest Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Southwest MiddleGastonia, NC · 832 students
- Southwest MiddleJacksonville, NC · 510 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 1,290 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 997 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLSEARCY, AR · 913 students
Nearby schools
- Unity Classical Charter School0.9 mi · 928
- Lake Wylie Elementary1.2 mi · 633
- River Gate Elementary1.6 mi · 693
- Winget Park Elementary1.7 mi · 677
- Palisades High School2.0 mi · 2,332
- Palisades Park Elementary2.2 mi · 940
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southwest Middle School?
Southwest Middle School enrolls approximately 1,205 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Southwest Middle School serve?
Southwest Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southwest Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Southwest Middle School?
Student demographics at Southwest Middle School are roughly 9% White, 40% Hispanic, 43% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Southwest Middle School in?
Southwest Middle School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.