📍 13624 Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28273
Southwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 1,392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle School enrolls 1,392 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 616 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 510 | 37% |
| White | 170 | 12% |
| Asian | 57 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 1,392 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 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 Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 41, state house district 92.
Southwest Middle School is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,392 students, Southwest Middle School is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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