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Southwest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1631 Southwest School Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012 · (336) 703-4195 · Part of Forsyth County Schools

Clemmons’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
546
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Clemmons kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Clemmons kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southwest ElementaryYou are here
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency68%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1631 Southwest School Drive, Clemmons

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten80
Grade 174
Grade 276
Grade 3100
Grade 479
Grade 5116
Enrollment over time
539’20
514’21
523’22
513’23
546’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 12%Black 10%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Elementary from Clemmons families.

Other schools in Forsyth County Schools

The district →
Clemmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A−
839 students16:1
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
827 students15:1
Speas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
793 students15:1
Frank Morgan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
B
761 students15:1
Kimmel Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
C
760 students15:1
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pfafftown
A
755 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Clemmons’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.