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Southwest Middle

Regular School · Gastonia, NC

Southwest Middle is a regular school school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 832 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
832
Teachers (FTE)
54.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 302 36%
Black or African American 280 34%
White 187 22%
Two or more races 57 7%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 832 461M / 371F

English Language Learners: 125 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 35.0% -6.9pp 41.9% 828
Reading Proficiency 30.0% -16.9pp 46.9% 831
Science Proficiency 66.0% — 282

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.38 grade levels
Math
+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
34 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
165
19.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
498
59.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 832 100%

Contact & Location

1 Roadrunner Drive

Gastonia, NC 28052

Phone: (704)866-6290

http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/southwest

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370162000712

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD