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Southwest Elementary

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Southwest Elementary ranks 175 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Clemmons, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwest Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 43 and 175 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic performance. It also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 North Carolina elementary schools for male students, Asian students, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Southwest Elementary's test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district, such as Sherwood Forest Elementary and Lewisville Elementary, Southwest Elementary consistently outperforms its peers. The school's exceptional performance across various student subgroups and its sustained high performance over the years make it a model for educational excellence in the region.

546

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,396

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1631 Southwest School Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012-9204

(336) 703-4195

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Southwest Elementary usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	West Forsyth High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2022) to 88th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

175^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	175 of 1490	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	85 of 1505	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	84 of 1502	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	43 of 1514	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	84 of 1489	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	93 of 1473	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	171 of 1434	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	97 of 1429	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	146 of 1425	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	349 of 1440	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	257 of 1390	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	346 of 1403	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.8	279 of 1388	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	414 of 1381	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	290 of 1363	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	327 of 1354	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	269 of 1324	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	266 of 1293	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	156 of 1276	87.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	633 of 918	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.8	153 of 924	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	61 of 933	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	15 of 927	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	239 of 949	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	349 of 927	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.9	52 of 130	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.9	7 of 95	92.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	17 of 634	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	9 of 646	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	88 of 878	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	55.5	322 of 897	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	262 of 1451	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	108 of 1455	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	107 of 1459	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	80 of 1458	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	117 of 1440	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	66 of 1424	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	101 of 1405	92.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	225 of 710	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	173 of 669	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	31 of 582	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	66.8	138 of 500	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	176 of 494	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	267 of 612	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	449 of 961	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	163 of 951	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	121 of 915	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	80 of 843	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	90 of 865	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	412 of 851	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	262 of 1437	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	82 of 1450	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	51 of 1437	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	46 of 1366	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	229 of 1329	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	337 of 1361	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	516 of 1332	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	117 of 1450	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	70 of 1464	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	52 of 1461	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	29 of 1464	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	69 of 1444	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	126 of 1430	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	277 of 1413	80.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	59 of 175	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	98 of 821	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	72 of 801	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	156 of 1172	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	83 of 1166	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	95 of 1183	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	82 of 1194	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	84 of 1172	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	50 of 1183	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	114 of 1178	90.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)60th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-35 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+16 vs state

Reading73%+21 vs state

Science73%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1631 Southwest School Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4195	546	36	15.0	37.7%	352 (64.5%)	53 (9.7%)	67 (12.3%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	84.9	175^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.1	85^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%	90	78.4	84.8	69.3	68.6	83.5	70.2	72.8	$9,396	$732	$8,664
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4208	827	55	14.9	99.6%	439 (53.1%)	116 (14.0%)	105 (12.7%)	107 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	89.7	112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.6	109^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.8%	3	74.5	83.6	85.4	65.5	81.1	73.0	85.4	$9,176	$594	$8,582
Frank Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Village Point Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4148	761	51	14.8	99.6%	338 (44.4%)	123 (16.2%)	204 (26.8%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	78	278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.3%		78	277^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.6%	1	72.5	77.0	76.6	45.0	68.3	67.2	80.5	$9,402	$636	$8,766
Lewisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lucy Lane	Lewisville	27023	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4224	591	38	15.5	99.5%	398 (67.3%)	35 (5.9%)	88 (14.9%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	95.6	47^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.1	32^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.9%	15	92.3	91.3	81.6	75.8	88.3	80.6	90.8	$8,934	$443	$8,490
Clemmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Bingham Avenue	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4210	839	52	16.0	99.6%	490 (58.4%)	90 (10.7%)	128 (15.3%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.4%)	91.8	85^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	98^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.5%	13	86.6	77.4	87.8	68.3	74.5	79.9	87.8	$8,630	$512	$8,117
South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4332 Country Club Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4231	503	41	12.4	99.4%	53 (10.5%)	220 (43.7%)	145 (28.8%)	48 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.6%)	14.2	1360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.9	1326^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.9%	34	45.5	45.1	36.8	31.2	27.8	34.2	28.9	$12,604	$2,133	$10,471
Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3775 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4235	489	37	13.2	99.4%	96 (19.6%)	177 (36.2%)	161 (32.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	31.8	1062^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.7%		19.2	1299^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.7%	237	53.9	43.2	60.0	36.0	43.2	35.9	57.1	$9,790	$1,152	$8,638
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Jefferson School Lane	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4215	560	41	13.7	99.5%	257 (45.9%)	145 (25.9%)	78 (13.9%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.6%)	88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.3	136^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	81.0	75.0	81.6	68.3	79.2	68.0	84.5	$9,794	$605	$9,190
Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Yorkshire Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 774-4646	670	44	15.2	19.0%	511 (76.3%)	42 (6.3%)	44 (6.6%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	96.5	32^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.9%		94.3	57^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	93.0	86.5	90.4	81.6	84.3	82.5	92.1	$10,301	$903	$9,398
Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Chickasha Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4178	755	49	15.3	30.9%	502 (66.5%)	68 (9.0%)	75 (9.9%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	90.1	110^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.8	115^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.4%	5	84.2	77.1	77.1	66.2	80.7	79.4	83.2	$8,250	$455	$7,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Elementary

Is Southwest Elementary a good school?

Southwest Elementary ranks 175^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southwest Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : West Forsyth High

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary?

Students at Southwest Elementary are 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Southwest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Southwest Elementary.

What district is Southwest Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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