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Southwest Elementary

Public Grades K-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Elementary is a public elementary school located in High Point, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 767 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a reputation for outstanding academic performance.

Southwest Elementary's academic achievements are truly remarkable. The school consistently outperforms the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science were significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, 87.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 62.4% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive for subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

While Southwest Elementary's academic excellence is undisputed, the school's diverse student population and commitment to supporting the learning needs of all students are also noteworthy. The school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 38.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite this, the school has been able to maintain its exceptional academic performance, suggesting its ability to effectively support the learning needs of students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as Colfax Elementary and Millis Road Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, while others, such as Montlieu Academy of Technology, Johnson Street Global Studies, and Oak View Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance.

808

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,583

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4372 Southwest School Road
High Point, NC 27265-9199

(336) 819-2992

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Southwest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Guilford Middle
High:	Southwest Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Asian:

24.8%

African American:

23.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

62^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Guilford County Schools

142^nd of 242Guilford 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	93.9	62 of 1490	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	66 of 1505	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	48 of 1502	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	17 of 1514	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	19 of 1489	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	56 of 1473	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	180 of 1434	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.5	118 of 1429	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	85.5	149 of 1425	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	126 of 1440	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	89.4	110 of 1390	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	87 of 1403	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	75 of 1388	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	90 of 1381	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	117 of 1363	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	93 of 1354	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	60 of 1324	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	51 of 1293	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	95 of 1276	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	36 of 918	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	20 of 924	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	14 of 933	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	3 of 927	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	3 of 896	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	16 of 949	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	36 of 927	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	82 of 131	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	79 of 130	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	51 of 107	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	44 of 95	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.6	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	89.4	26 of 646	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	44 of 878	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	214 of 897	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	5 of 563	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	21 of 533	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	19 of 514	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	9 of 485	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	11 of 385	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	15 of 497	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	37 of 421	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	69 of 1451	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	68 of 1455	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	29 of 1459	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	20 of 1458	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	22 of 1440	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	64 of 1424	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	192 of 1405	86.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	433 of 710	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	224 of 669	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	195 of 582	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	132 of 500	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	81 of 494	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	265 of 612	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	33 of 961	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	82 of 951	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	5 of 915	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 893	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	4 of 843	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	17 of 865	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	124 of 851	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	35 of 1437	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	17 of 1450	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	12 of 1437	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	10 of 1366	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 1329	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	19 of 1361	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	106 of 1332	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	63 of 1450	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	60 of 1464	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	74 of 1461	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	20 of 1464	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	14 of 1444	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	61 of 1430	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	182 of 1413	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	81.0	17 of 159	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	8 of 133	94.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	56 of 821	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	29 of 801	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	46 of 1172	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	47 of 1166	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	27 of 1183	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	9 of 1194	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	10 of 1172	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	85 of 1183	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	66.4	388 of 1178	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)96th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)89th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile-57 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+29 vs state

Mathematics85%+24 vs state

Reading78%+25 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	4372 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2992	808	48	16.7	99.6%	280 (34.7%)	187 (23.1%)	89 (11.0%)	200 (24.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	93.9	62^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	66^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.6%	4	87.3	82.0	84.3				71.8	84.2	78.0				90.6		$8,583	$453	$8,130
Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7605 Florence School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2120	628	43	14.5	99.5%	200 (31.8%)	250 (39.8%)	76 (12.1%)	58 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	79.3	257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%		72.2	366^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.7%	109	86.6	67.0	77.3				64.9	65.0	61.8				71.8		$9,190	$725	$8,465
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Oakview Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2935	491	31	15.9	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	249 (50.7%)	104 (21.2%)	40 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	10.9	1405^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.7%		17.4	1319^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.4%	86	30.7	30.0	44.6				26.1	38.8	20.5				39.0		$10,559	$1,399	$9,161
Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	319	24	13.2	99.1%	76 (23.8%)	105 (32.9%)	66 (20.7%)	42 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	64.2	494^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.8%		71.5	377^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.0%	117	70.0	63.3	75.5				46.0	57.1	58.5				66.0		$10,248	$796	$9,452
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Potter Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2110	453	29	15.7	99.3%	104 (23.0%)	204 (45.0%)	69 (15.2%)	46 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	50.7	736^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.6%		48.9	766^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.1%	30	57.7	55.1	64.8				36.6	51.3	60.6				67.6		$10,322	$1,090	$9,232
Colfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9112 West Market Street	Colfax	27235	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 275-4332	587	37	16.0	99.5%	273 (46.5%)	147 (25.0%)	76 (12.9%)	49 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	76.5	303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	202^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	101	65.8	80.9	75.6				55.0	78.7	62.8				68.6		$9,282	$751	$8,531
Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	499	30	16.5	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	308 (61.7%)	117 (23.4%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	33.8	1020^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.5%		39	951^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.8%	69	62.1	43.9	41.3				48.5	46.3	46.1				49.3		$10,125	$1,809	$8,316
Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	389	33	11.9	97.9%	30 (7.7%)	182 (46.8%)	127 (32.6%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	43.5	859^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.3%		17.7	1314^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.7%	455	87.0	62.2	48.8	45.7	30.3	33.3	40.4	60.0	43.9	34.8	23.5	46.2	47.5	41.0	$13,870	$2,178	$11,692
Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	236	23	10.3	98.7%	19 (8.1%)	133 (56.4%)	64 (27.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	34.6	1010^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.2%		44.7	842^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.1%	168	47.2	51.1	34.4				33.3	70.2	43.8				43.8		$12,339	$1,917	$10,423
Millis Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4310 Millis Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2125	444	29	15.4	99.3%	152 (34.2%)	131 (29.5%)	76 (17.1%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	57.9	597^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.9%		69.7	413^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.6%	184	61.4	58.9	55.7				54.2	53.4	59.0				73.8		$9,040	$669	$8,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Elementary

What district is Southwest Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

Is Southwest Elementary a good school?

Yes! Southwest Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 62^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southwest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Guilford Middle
High : Southwest Guilford High

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary?

Students at Southwest Elementary are 35% White, 25% Asian, 23% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Southwest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Southwest Elementary.

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