Southwest Middle School
Charlotte, NC · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Southwest Middle School is a middle school in Charlotte, NC with 1,392 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Southwest Middle School is a middle school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school serves 1,392 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Southwest Middle School is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Southwest Middle School has 1,392 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (801 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 17 percentage points above the district average of 46%. Compared to the North Carolina state average of 43%, the school performs 20 points higher. The 21.8:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Southwest Middle School has 1,392 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Southwest Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Southwest Middle School is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.