Southwest Middle (Gaston County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Southwest Middle is a Middle in Gastonia, NC. It currently serves 809 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Gaston County 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 Gaston County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:809
Number of Teachers: 53
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.17

Location Info

Location: 1 Roadrunner Drive, Gastonia, NC 28052
Mailing Address: 1 Roadrunner Drive, Gastonia, NC 28052-6299
Phone: (704)866-6290
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 263
Grade 7 277
Grade 8 269
Gender/Sex of Southwest Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 419 51.79
Female 390 48.21
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Southwest Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.25
Asian 4 0.49
Black or African American 280 34.61
Hispanic/Latino 277 34.24
Two or more races 54 6.68
White 192 23.73
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.48
Asian 3 0.72
Black or African American 146 34.85
Hispanic/Latino 137 32.70
Two or more races 28 6.68
White 103 24.58
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.26
Black or African American 134 34.36
Hispanic/Latino 140 35.90
Two or more races 26 6.67
White 89 22.82

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.38
Asian 1 0.38
Black or African American 90 34.22
Hispanic/Latino 86 32.70
Two or more races 19 7.22
White 66 25.10
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.36
Black or African American 93 33.57
Hispanic/Latino 92 33.21
Two or more races 22 7.94
White 69 24.91
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.37
Asian 2 0.74
Black or African American 97 36.06
Hispanic/Latino 99 36.80
Two or more races 13 4.83
White 57 21.19