Southwest High

Grades: 9-12
Students: 745
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 313:1
Certified Teachers: 95%
Community Reviews
6 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
2/10
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
4/10
College Readiness
1/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about Southwest High
The school feels careless and unprofessional, often ignoring problems instead of addressing them. They even allowed a student to break the rules by painting offensive messaging in a parking space, and despite claiming it would be removed, it’s still there. Overall, the experience is disappointing an
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Posted by a community member on 9/5/2025
My son frequently expresses discomfort with the unfriendly environment this school possesses. Students and teachers find it easy to discriminate and hold favoritism with little to no consequence. Administration permitted a student to paint their parking space with politically targeted messaging desp
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Posted by a parent on 9/5/2025
its good but has a lot of roaches it ws good
Posted by a parent on 5/22/2023
Few teachers are passionate and most staff, if not all, have strong favoritism. They allow kids to slack off and barely pass. Only a handful of staff treat everyone equally. There's a new teacher every year and has too many bomb threats. The county changed math curriculums out of the blue not giving
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Posted by a student on 6/25/2014
I graduated from Southwest this year & I could honestly tell you I wouldn't have wanted to graduate any other school in Onslow County. The principal for the past few years has made the entire student body into one big family, along with the support of our two fallen students who we have lost this sa
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Posted by a student on 7/16/2013

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Jacksonville schools - Southwest High is located at 1420 Burgaw Highway, Jacksonville NC 28540. Southwest High is in the Onslow County School District. Southwest High is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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