📍 2601 Burgaw Hwy, Jacksonville, Onslow County, 28540
Southwest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Onslow County. The school has 742 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Elementary enrolls 742 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 446 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 9.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 742 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 29 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 15.
Southwest Elementary is one of 40 schools in Onslow County Schools, based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The district serves 27,551 students district-wide and employs 1,736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 742 students, Southwest Elementary is close to the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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