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Southwest Middle

Q: Is Southwest Middle a good school?

Southwest Middle ranks 534 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southwest Middle is a public middle school located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 520 students. It is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Southwest Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Onslow County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rates for Southwest Middle were significantly lower than the district and state averages in mathematics and reading across multiple grade levels. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Gifted and Talented students, who perform well below the state average. As a result, Southwest Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a rating of 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger for the past several years.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Onslow County district, such as Swansboro Middle, Dixon Middle, and New Bridge Middle, Southwest Middle consistently underperforms. Additionally, with a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Southwest Middle may require additional resources and targeted support to address the unique needs of its student population and improve academic outcomes.

510

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,298

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Furia Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28540-3370

(910) 455-1105

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Southwest Middle usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Feeder schools for Southwest Middle:

Elementary:

Blue Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

20.8%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

534^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow 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	31.2	534 of 773	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	596 of 793	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	523 of 784	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	533 of 786	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	449 of 741	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	485 of 737	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	466 of 691	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	480 of 694	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	439 of 692	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	375 of 705	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	312 of 627	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	328 of 673	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	368 of 662	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	358 of 648	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	411 of 640	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	395 of 630	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.2	365 of 620	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	373 of 606	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	304 of 598	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	332 of 546	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	405 of 560	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	355 of 559	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	361 of 550	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	283 of 533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	350 of 519	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	388 of 494	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	219 of 449	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	148 of 478	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	304 of 504	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	428 of 475	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	524 of 733	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	574 of 738	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	495 of 731	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	486 of 733	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	462 of 706	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	439 of 684	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	365 of 458	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	426 of 461	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	345 of 452	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	300 of 450	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	268 of 448	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	293 of 416	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	300 of 562	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	441 of 564	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	389 of 553	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	403 of 541	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	345 of 522	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	191 of 493	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	128 of 472	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	438 of 729	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	539 of 743	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	460 of 735	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	390 of 689	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	254 of 633	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	357 of 639	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	398 of 604	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	511 of 733	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	576 of 751	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	513 of 747	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	519 of 748	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	410 of 711	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	496 of 697	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	500 of 665	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.9	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	232 of 328	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	279 of 306	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	221 of 302	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	194 of 283	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	129 of 248	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	214 of 237	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	218 of 221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	251 of 478	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	355 of 473	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	589 of 649	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	603 of 652	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	565 of 656	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	572 of 658	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	500 of 632	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	527 of 624	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	517 of 596	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science49%-11 vs state

Reading48%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Not impressed so far. Child's first year there. On open house day in August 2012, the event appeared to be very disorganized. School didn't have paperwork or forms ready. Met some of my child's teachers: My opinion, not so friendly or professional. One teacher looked at my retired military hat gave me a dirty look and seemed to talk down to me when I asked a simple question pertaining to my child's class. In the beginning of the school year in one of my child's classes she was told that the problems in Our Country was George Bush's fault. Really? Blame Bush politics in Middle School? I get the impression that the school has a liberal agenda and is a very Liberal leaning school. I will be monitoring them closely through out the school year. I will post another update mid-year. Military families keep an eye on what your children are being taught and how you are treated. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15.0	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%		26.7	596^th of 793 public middle schools	24.8%	62	40.7	40.3	25.8	42.5	49.7	52.2	48.9	$9,298	$1,210	$8,088
New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	482	29	16.6	39.0%	275 (57.1%)	63 (13.1%)	98 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	165^th of 793 public middle schools	79.2%	12	63.2	66.9	68.9	66.3	64.2	68.2	70.9	$8,907	$1,119	$7,788
Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	633	38	16.6	52.8%	279 (44.1%)	156 (24.6%)	116 (18.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.5%)	52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%		41.7	470^th of 793 public middle schools	40.7%	113	50.5	63.5	39.4	51.5	55.5	54.4	62.7	$8,566	$672	$7,894
Jacksonville Commons Middle	Public	6-8	315 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-6888	918	54	17.0	62.6%	283 (30.8%)	301 (32.8%)	197 (21.5%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (11.8%)	34.5	512^th of 773 public middle schools	33.8%		27.4	591^st of 793 public middle schools	25.5%	79	38.4	42.1	42.4	42.7	44.5	51.7	54.5	$7,843	$907	$6,936
Hunters Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4040 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-2147	856	51	16.7	57.2%	427 (49.9%)	165 (19.3%)	159 (18.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	90 (10.5%)	47.2	416^th of 773 public middle schools	46.2%		45.6	432^nd of 793 public middle schools	45.5%	16	48.7	46.2	47.9	45.3	54.2	57.6	59.2	$8,588	$869	$7,719
Trexler Middle	Public	6-8	112 East Foy Street	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4414	770	42	18.3	50.5%	504 (65.5%)	76 (9.9%)	119 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.2%)	47.6	409^th of 773 public middle schools	47.1%		38.8	498^th of 793 public middle schools	37.2%	89	53.5	54.8	46.7	43.9	53.3	55.3	53.9	$7,777	$744	$7,033
Dixon Middle	Public	6-8	118 Ridgefield Ave	Sneads Ferry	28460	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-2738	997	54	18.4	34.3%	708 (71.0%)	52 (5.2%)	148 (14.8%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.3%)	62.2	267^th of 773 public middle schools	65.5%		62.5	271^st of 793 public middle schools	65.8%	4	60.2	52.4	54.1	57.1	57.9	58.8	68.3	$7,866	$808	$7,058
Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	1,052	56	18.7	43.1%	727 (69.1%)	63 (6.0%)	144 (13.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.1%)	71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%		67	233^rd of 793 public middle schools	70.6%	47	64.3	69.7	56.6	52.9	68.1	70.6	65.3	$8,610	$925	$7,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Middle

What district is Southwest Middle in?

Onslow County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Middle?

Students at Southwest Middle are 54% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Southwest Middle a good school?

Southwest Middle ranks 534^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southwest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Southwest Middle.

What high school do graduates of Southwest Middle attend?

Students who attend Southwest Middle usually go on to attend Southwest High

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