Southwest Elementary Primary School
2320 Cook Rd Durham NC, 27713, Durham County Phone: 919-560-3972 Ranking:  (1,396 out of 1,874, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Durham Public 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: | 42 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 625 | 561 | 628 | 605 | 695 | 639 | 736 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 9 | 1.6% | 28 | 4.5% | 20 | 3.3% | 58 | 8.3% | NA | NA | 77 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 117 | 18.7% | 95 | 16.9% | 112 | 17.8% | 91 | 15.0% | 85 | 12.2% | 101 | 15.8% | 107 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 16.8% | 101 | 18.0% | 91 | 14.5% | 84 | 13.9% | 106 | 15.3% | 99 | 15.5% | 115 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 111 | 17.8% | 89 | 15.9% | 85 | 13.5% | 93 | 15.4% | 92 | 13.2% | 114 | 17.8% | 115 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 14.9% | 83 | 14.8% | 106 | 16.9% | 96 | 15.9% | 124 | 17.8% | 121 | 18.9% | 120 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 14.1% | 103 | 18.4% | 95 | 15.1% | 114 | 18.8% | 116 | 16.7% | 110 | 17.2% | 101 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 111 | 17.8% | 81 | 14.4% | 111 | 17.7% | 107 | 17.7% | 114 | 16.4% | 94 | 14.7% | 101 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 54.2% | 313 | 55.8% | 336 | 53.5% | 314 | 51.9% | 354 | 50.9% | 322 | 50.4% | 350 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 286 | 45.8% | 248 | 44.2% | 292 | 46.5% | 291 | 48.1% | 333 | 47.9% | 309 | 48.4% | 341 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 33 | 5.3% | 35 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.6% | 35 | 5.8% | 44 | 6.3% | 49 | 7.7% | 45 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic: | 126 | 20.2% | 103 | 18.4% | 109 | 17.4% | 107 | 17.7% | 78 | 11.2% | 83 | 13.0% | 82 | 11.1% |
| Black: | 366 | 58.6% | 315 | 56.1% | 342 | 54.5% | 338 | 55.9% | 455 | 65.5% | 405 | 63.4% | 425 | 57.7% |
| White: | 74 | 11.8% | 81 | 14.4% | 114 | 18.2% | 101 | 16.7% | 115 | 16.5% | 98 | 15.3% | 141 | 19.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 3.8% | 25 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 358 | 57.3% | 305 | 54.4% | 309 | 49.2% | 318 | 52.6% | 349 | 50.2% | 257 | 40.2% | 243 | 33.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 7.4% | 44 | 7.8% | 40 | 6.4% | 37 | 6.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 61 | 9.5% | 37 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.06 | 13.64 | 14.67 | 15.13 | 16.38 | 13.30 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 61.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 68.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.3% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 40.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 49.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 53.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 54.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 34.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 58.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 61.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 78.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 36.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 75.1% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 56.1% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 58.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 60.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 32.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 47.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 55.9% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 59.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 57.3% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 71.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 69.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 38.5% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 41.4% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 58.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57.6% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 61.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 25.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 48.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 60.2% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.3% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 67.3% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 35.7% | 45.4% |
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* Southwest Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.