- Address
- 1580 32nd Street SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 324-8884
- Grades served
- PK-2
- NCES school ID
- 370219000949
School calendar
Hickory City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Southwest Primary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Longview Elementary1.8 mi
- Hildebran Elementary2.2 mi
- Oakwood Elementary3.1 mi
- Grandview Middle3.2 mi
- Mountain View Elementary3.2 mi
- Ray Childers Elementary3.6 mi
- Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School3.9 mi
- Viewmont Elementary4.0 mi
- Hickory High4.1 mi
- East Burke Middle4.6 mi
How Southwest Primary compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 54 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 10% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score up 7 points since 2014 (47 → 54). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 4 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | D | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 45 | D | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 48 | D | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 55 | C | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 71 | B | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 72 | B | -- | -- |
| 2017 | 49 | D | Met | 40 |
| 2016 | 49 | D | Met | 41 |
| 2015 | 41 | D | Met | 32 |
| 2014 | 47 | D | Met | 39 |
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Hickory City Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 292Student counts for Southwest Primary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 292 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 293Student indicators for Southwest Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 293 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 21.8 FTETeacher figures for Southwest Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 21.8 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 21.77 |
| Experienced teachers | 14.27 (66%) |
| Beginning teachers | 7.5 (34%) |
| Holding a standard license | 18.97 (87%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 2.8 (13%) |
| National Board certified | 1 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (116 of 293) | 39.6% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 82.2% |
| English learners making progress (of 27) | 48.1% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.45 |
| Library books per student | 30.27 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.41 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Southwest Primary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Other elementary schools in this district
All 9 schools →Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.