Southwest Middle Middle School
1 Rdrunner Dr Gastonia NC, 28052, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6290 Ranking:  (1,653 out of 1,874, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 47 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 819 | 818 | 808 | 850 | 818 | 790 | 752 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 250 | 30.5% | 296 | 36.2% | 267 | 33.0% | 276 | 32.5% | 290 | 35.5% | 274 | 34.7% | 252 | 33.5% |
| Grade 7: | 312 | 38.1% | 263 | 32.2% | 261 | 32.3% | 296 | 34.8% | 278 | 34.0% | 262 | 33.2% | 247 | 32.8% |
| Grade 8: | 257 | 31.4% | 259 | 31.7% | 280 | 34.7% | 278 | 32.7% | 250 | 30.6% | 254 | 32.2% | 253 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 437 | 53.4% | 427 | 52.2% | 405 | 50.1% | 409 | 48.1% | 405 | 49.5% | 425 | 53.8% | 404 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 382 | 46.6% | 391 | 47.8% | 403 | 49.9% | 441 | 51.9% | 405 | 49.5% | 357 | 45.2% | 327 | 43.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 15.8% | 115 | 14.1% | 115 | 14.2% | 115 | 13.5% | 106 | 13.0% | 86 | 10.9% | 67 | 8.9% |
| Black: | 256 | 31.3% | 269 | 32.9% | 251 | 31.1% | 283 | 33.3% | 285 | 34.8% | 269 | 34.1% | 226 | 30.1% |
| White: | 403 | 49.2% | 389 | 47.6% | 397 | 49.1% | 416 | 48.9% | 423 | 51.7% | 433 | 54.8% | 439 | 58.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 2.9% | 35 | 4.3% | 34 | 4.2% | 28 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 575 | 70.2% | 587 | 71.8% | 61 | 7.5% | 63 | 7.4% | 81 | 9.9% | 81 | 10.3% | 63 | 8.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 7.9% | 64 | 7.8% | 561 | 69.4% | 575 | 67.6% | 510 | 62.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.12 | 16.87 | 16.07 | 15.74 | 18.81 | 16.80 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.3% | 74.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.9% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 59.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 60.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 76.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 80.6% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 79.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 79% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 37.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 81.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.6% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.7% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 40.9% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 60% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 58.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 61.2% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 75.3% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 76% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.0% | 33.8% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.8% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 45.3% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 62.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 63.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 66.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 41.8% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 51.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 47.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 55% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 58.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 76.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81.5% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 82.4% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 29.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.7% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 85.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 52.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 65.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 66.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 68.4% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 69.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 38.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 44.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 69.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 69.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 70.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 71.6% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 53.8% | 59.1% |
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* Southwest Middle Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.