Southwest Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Hickory, North Carolina

Southwest Primary in Hickory, North Carolina enrolled 292 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

304 students in 2022-23, 311 students in 2023-24, 292 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.2 to 21.6.

Students enrolled at Southwest Primary by school year2022-23: 304, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 29201002003004002022-233042023-243112024-25292
Students enrolled at Southwest Primary by school year2022-23: 304, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 29201002003004002022-233042023-243112024-25292
Students enrolled at Southwest Primary by school year2022-23: 304, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 29201002003004002022-233042023-243112024-25292
Students enrolled at Southwest Primary by school year2022-23: 304, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 29201002003004002022-233042023-243112024-25292
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330425.212.1
2023-2431123.113.4
2024-2529221.613.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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 Primary 13.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Primary 13.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Primary 13.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Primary 13.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Primary 13.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Primary 13.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Southwest Primary 13.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouthwest Primary 13.5state 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 298 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest Primary enrolled 298 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 298 of the 298 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent36.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.2% of students were White, 25.7% Black, 25.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White31.2%
  2. Black25.7%
  3. Hispanic25.0%
  4. Two or more races9.2%
  5. Asian7.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Hickory

10 public elementary schools in Hickory report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest Primary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain View Elementary70817.594.5%
Snow Creek Elementary55115.294.9%
Viewmont Elementary50916.999.4%
Clyde Campbell Elementary50516.298.8%
Ray Childers Elementary46015.899.3%
Webb A Murray Elementary38014.093.2%
Oakwood Elementary33617.099.1%
Southwest Primary29213.599.0%

All public schools in Hickory →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southwest Primary

  1. Longview ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 269 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Hildebran ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 297 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Southwest Primary with Longview ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hickory City Schools spends per student$11,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,662
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthwest Primary is the number 1,180 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,180 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  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 Primary

  1. How many students attend Southwest Primary?
    292 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 304 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hickory, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Primary?
    13.5 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 Primary a Title I school?
    Southwest Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southwest Primary in?
    Hickory City Schools, NCES district ID 3702190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370219000949 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
  • 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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