Southwest Elementary (Durham Public Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Southwest Elementary is a Elementary in Durham, NC. It currently serves 669 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Durham Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Durham Public Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:669
Number of Teachers: 53
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.74

Location Info

Location: 2320 Cook Road, Durham, NC 27713
Mailing Address: 2320 Cook Road, Durham, NC 27713-2735
Phone: (919)560-3972
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 89
Grade 2 104
Grade 3 127
Grade 4 102
Grade 5 100
Kindergarten 131
Pre-Kindergarten 16
Gender/Sex of Southwest Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 337 50.37
Female 332 49.63
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Southwest Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 13 1.94
Black or African American 233 34.83
Hispanic/Latino 170 25.41
Two or more races 48 7.18
White 205 30.64
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.19
Black or African American 110 32.64
Hispanic/Latino 95 28.19
Two or more races 24 7.12
White 104 30.86
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 2.71
Black or African American 123 37.05
Hispanic/Latino 75 22.59
Two or more races 24 7.23
White 101 30.42

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.12
Black or African American 31 34.83
Hispanic/Latino 23 25.84
Two or more races 8 8.99
White 26 29.21
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.89
Black or African American 32 30.77
Hispanic/Latino 24 23.08
Two or more races 11 10.58
White 34 32.69
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.58
Black or African American 48 37.80
Hispanic/Latino 20 15.75
Two or more races 11 8.66
White 46 36.22
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.96
Black or African American 50 49.02
Hispanic/Latino 23 22.55
Two or more races 6 5.88
White 21 20.59
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.00
Black or African American 31 31.00
Hispanic/Latino 37 37.00
Two or more races 5 5.00
White 25 25.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.29
Black or African American 35 26.72
Hispanic/Latino 41 31.30
Two or more races 5 3.82
White 47 35.88
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 37.50
Hispanic/Latino 2 12.50
Two or more races 2 12.50
White 6 37.50