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Southwest Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1631 Southwest School Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012
Phone
(336) 703-4195
District
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
County
FORSYTH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
523
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.8% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Southwest Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
54%
73%
48%
80%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
55%
86%
55%
80%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
52%
75%
48%
80%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 10 1.9%
Kindergarten 67 12.8%
Grade 1 71 13.6%
Grade 2 76 14.5%
Grade 3 108 20.7%
Grade 4 94 18.0%
Grade 5 97 18.5%
Total 523 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.1% 35.1% 46.6%
Black 11.6% 31.1% 26.2%
Hispanic 12.6% 30.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.5% 2.7% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.6% 71.0% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 35.2% 68.9% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 2.1% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 383,739 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 940.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 153,096 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.2% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.3% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.6% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,970 $367,417,000 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $676 $35,639,000 5.7%
Staff $470 $24,756,000 4.0%
General Administration $64 $3,350,000 0.5%
School Administration $649 $34,222,000 5.5%
Operation $743 $39,150,000 6.3%
Transportation $263 $13,876,000 2.2%
Other $291 $15,347,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,155 $166,340,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,714 $90,351,000 14.5%
Total Expenditures $11,839 $624,108,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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