📍 1580 32nd Street SW, Hickory, Catawba County, 28602
Southwest Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwest Primary enrolls 304 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 29% |
| White | 83 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 11% |
| Asian | 32 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 304 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Primary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 96.
Southwest Primary is one of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools, based in Hickory, North Carolina. The district serves 3,735 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Southwest Primary is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize