General Info

Opened in 1926, Southwood Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade five. It operates several academic departments, such as language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The school additionally has art, music and physical education specialists. Southwood Elementary School also provides gifted and talented education. Its staff is comprised of guidance counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and speech therapists. The school has a library that stocks more than 10,000 volumes of print and multimedia resources. Southwood Elementary School offers an accelerated reader program that encourages students to read books and take comprehension tests. It is located in Kinston, N.C., and is a part of Lenoir County Public Schools.