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Southwest Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southwest Middle School is a public middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,287 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

Southwest Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 30.2%, compared to 51.5% for the district and 48.7% for the state.

When comparing Southwest Middle School to nearby schools within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, it is clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Community House Middle and Carmel Middle, both within 10 miles of Southwest Middle, have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall rankings within the state. Addressing the school's academic performance, particularly in core subject areas, and supporting its diverse student population will be crucial for improving outcomes and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

1,205

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,742

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13624 Steele Creek Rd
Charlotte, NC 28273-6840

(980) 343-5006

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Southwest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Olympic High School

Feeder schools for Southwest Middle School:

Elementary:	Lake Wylie Elementary
	Nations Ford Elementary
	Palisades Park Elementary
	River Gate Elementary
	More...
	Winget Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

596^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 29Middle Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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	24.1	596 of 773	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	664 of 793	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	654 of 784	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	613 of 786	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	567 of 741	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	506 of 737	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	484 of 691	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	410 of 694	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	406 of 692	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	386 of 705	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.4	329 of 627	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	290 of 673	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	331 of 662	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	417 of 648	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	372 of 640	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	337 of 630	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	336 of 620	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	341 of 606	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	305 of 598	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	282 of 546	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	373 of 560	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	386 of 559	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	290 of 550	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	251 of 533	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	144 of 519	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	219 of 494	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	62 of 99	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	415 of 449	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	442 of 478	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	417 of 504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	449 of 475	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	352 of 371	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	349 of 356	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	315 of 318	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	292 of 312	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	190 of 236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	164 of 211	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	109 of 151	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	577 of 733	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	622 of 738	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	613 of 731	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	575 of 733	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	556 of 706	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	500 of 684	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	499 of 656	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	389 of 458	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.0	267 of 461	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	238 of 452	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	273 of 450	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	286 of 448	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	154 of 416	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	489 of 562	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	534 of 564	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	523 of 553	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	510 of 541	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	476 of 522	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	412 of 493	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	386 of 472	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	551 of 729	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	622 of 743	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	663 of 735	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	458 of 689	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	470 of 633	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	434 of 604	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	576 of 733	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	651 of 751	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	648 of 747	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	607 of 748	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	543 of 711	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	476 of 697	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	472 of 665	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	128 of 328	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	67 of 306	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	120 of 302	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	62 of 283	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	21.9	222 of 248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	152 of 237	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	165 of 221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	430 of 478	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	461 of 473	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	224 of 649	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	333 of 652	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	303 of 656	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	287 of 658	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	277 of 632	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	221 of 624	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	224 of 596	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)65th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-16 vs state

Reading41%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 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 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 School	Public	6-8	13624 Steele Creek Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5006	1,205	69	17.4	99.8%	111 (9.2%)	524 (43.5%)	485 (40.2%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.2%)	24.1	596^th of 773 public middle schools	22.9%		19.3	664^th of 793 public middle schools	16.3%	68	38.9	38.1	30.2	41.6	44.4	38.3	43.7	$7,742	$614	$7,128
Kennedy Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5540	990	55	18.1	99.7%	68 (6.9%)	388 (39.2%)	410 (41.4%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		37.8	507^th of 793 public middle schools	36.1%	82	54.5	52.2	36.2	47.7	48.4	50.3	65.4	$8,305	$735	$7,571
Quail Hollow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2901 Smithfield Church Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3620	1,090	65	16.8	99.2%	173 (15.9%)	290 (26.6%)	573 (52.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.9%)	27.4	569^th of 773 public middle schools	26.4%		28.9	571^st of 793 public middle schools	28.0%	2	47.4	37.5	42.0	43.5	39.0	38.2	42.0	$8,166	$922	$7,244
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	770	42	18.1	42.2%	504 (65.5%)	84 (10.9%)	122 (15.8%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%		70.4	208^th of 793 public middle schools	73.8%	41	76.3	69.7	57.1	63.9	63.0	60.2	67.0	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%		91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%	7	77.9	76.4	76.8	67.6	69.8	77.5	82.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158
Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Dorchester Pl	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5840	534	29	18.7	97.0%	231 (43.3%)	201 (37.6%)	79 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	65.3	249^th of 773 public middle schools	67.8%		51.4	379^th of 793 public middle schools	52.2%	130	60.1	51.4	57.4	62.2	58.9	65.8	63.9	$12,649	$1,297	$11,352
Alexander Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1800 Runnymede Lane	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5810	1,187	61	19.3	52.4%	375 (31.6%)	275 (23.2%)	442 (37.2%)	46 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.1%)	42.9	451^st of 773 public middle schools	41.7%		39	496^th of 793 public middle schools	37.5%	45	49.5	48.1	42.6	47.0	48.9	53.8	54.6	$8,178	$499	$7,679
Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	456	23	19.4	99.3%	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%		12.4	719^th of 793 public middle schools	9.3%	66	40.1	33.1	32.1	33.5	36.4	38.0	37.6	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,425	71	20.1	20.4%	515 (36.1%)	175 (12.3%)	171 (12.0%)	505 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%		94.4	34^th of 793 public middle schools	95.7%	7	90.1	88.5	88.9	79.0	80.4	83.5	88.4	$7,349	$398	$6,951
Carmel Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Camilla Dr	Charlotte	28226	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6705	1,004	60	16.7	36.4%	478 (47.6%)	119 (11.9%)	364 (36.3%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	72.1	184^th of 773 public middle schools	76.2%		55.9	324^th of 793 public middle schools	59.1%	140	66.9	55.9	69.4	61.7	54.4	65.9	71.6	$8,630	$632	$7,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Middle School

How many students attend Southwest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,205 students attended Southwest Middle School.

Is Southwest Middle School a good school?

Southwest Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Middle School?

Students at Southwest Middle School are 43% African American, 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Southwest Middle School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What high school do graduates of Southwest Middle School attend?

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

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