Southwest Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Clemmons, North Carolina

Southwest Elementary in Clemmons, North Carolina enrolled 546 students in 2024-25 with 36.4 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 81-85% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

523 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 36.4.

Students enrolled at Southwest Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235232023-245132024-25546
Students enrolled at Southwest Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235232023-245132024-25546
Students enrolled at Southwest Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235232023-245132024-25546
Students enrolled at Southwest Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235232023-245132024-25546
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352336.014.5
2023-2451335.914.3
2024-2554636.415.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 500 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest Elementary enrolled 500 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 500 of the 500 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent13.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.5% of students were White, 12.3% Hispanic, 9.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White64.5%
  2. Hispanic12.3%
  3. Black9.7%
  4. Two or more races8.2%
  5. Asian5.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Southwest Elementary scored proficient or above: 81-85% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math81‑85%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Clemmons

3 public elementary schools in Clemmons report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Clemmons Elementary83916.199.6%
Frank Morgan Elementary76114.999.6%
Southwest Elementary54615.035.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southwest Elementary

  1. Frank Morgan ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 761 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Lewisville ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 591 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Southwest Elementary with Frank Morgan ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthwest Elementary is the number 474 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#474 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Southwest Elementary

  1. How many students attend Southwest Elementary?
    546 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Clemmons, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southwest Elementary a Title I school?
    Southwest Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southwest Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Southwest Elementary scored proficient or above: 81-85% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Southwest Elementary in?
    Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150000641 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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