📍 4372 Southwest School Road, High Point, Guilford County, 27265
Southwest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in High Point, Guilford County. The school has 806 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Elementary enrolls 806 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 27% Asian and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 34% |
| Asian | 217 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 806 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 27, state house district 62.
Southwest Elementary is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 806 students, Southwest Elementary is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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