Southwick Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Southwick Elementary School in Fort Wayne, Indiana enrolled 724 students in 2024-25 with 54.6 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

606 students in 2022-23, 672 students in 2023-24, 724 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.2 to 54.6.

Students enrolled at Southwick Elementary School by school year2022-23: 606, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236062023-246722024-25724
Students enrolled at Southwick Elementary School by school year2022-23: 606, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236062023-246722024-25724
Students enrolled at Southwick Elementary School by school year2022-23: 606, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236062023-246722024-25724
Students enrolled at Southwick Elementary School by school year2022-23: 606, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-236062023-246722024-25724
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360643.214.0
2023-2467249.213.6
2024-2572454.613.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.3; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.3; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.3; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.3; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwick Elementary School enrolled 590 students and reported no counselor; it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent29.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.1% of students were Asian, 19.2% Black, 13.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian58.1%
  2. Black19.2%
  3. Hispanic13.4%
  4. White5.9%
  5. Two or more races3.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Fort Wayne

48 public elementary schools in Fort Wayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwick Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prince Chapman Academy81914.577.5%
Cedarville Elementary School76419.220.8%
Covington Elementary School74614.628.4%
Southwick Elementary School72413.379.8%
Weisser Park Elementary School63213.254.7%
Fred H Croninger Elementary School61917.927.8%
Harrison Hill Elementary School61212.864.1%
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School60013.049.2%

All public schools in Fort Wayne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southwick Elementary School

  1. Prince Chapman AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 819 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Timothy L Johnson AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 440 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Southwick Elementary School with Prince Chapman AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Allen County Schools spends per student$12,242 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,242
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaSouthwick Elementary School is the number 67 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#67 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Southwick Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Southwick Elementary School?
    724 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 606 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Wayne, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwick Elementary School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southwick Elementary School a Title I school?
    Southwick Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southwick Elementary School in?
    East Allen County Schools, NCES district ID 1802850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180285000356 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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