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Southwood Elementary

Regular School · Kinston, NC

Southwood Elementary is a regular school school in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 218 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
218
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 140 64%
Black or African American 34 16%
Hispanic/Latino 32 15%
Two or more races 12 6%
Total enrollment 218 115M / 103F

English Language Learners: 16 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 41.9% 147
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 46.9% 147
Science Proficiency 40-49% — 48

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)
+0.00 grade levels
Math
-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
50 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
103
47.2% 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.) 218 100%

Contact & Location

1245 Hwy 58 South

Kinston, NC 28504

Phone: (252)527-9081

http://southwood.lcpsnc.org/

District

Lenoir County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,295

District enrollment: 8,334

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370261001095

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