📍 3000 Furia Dr, Jacksonville, Onslow County, 28540
Southwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Onslow County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle enrolls 527 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 527 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 Middle 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 527 students, Southwest Middle is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize