Southwood Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Wabash, Indiana

Southwood Elementary School in Wabash, Indiana enrolled 458 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

421 students in 2022-23, 425 students in 2023-24, 458 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 29.2.

Students enrolled at Southwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 425, 2024-25: 45802004006002022-234212023-244252024-25458
Students enrolled at Southwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 425, 2024-25: 45802004006002022-234212023-244252024-25458
Students enrolled at Southwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 425, 2024-25: 45802004006002022-234212023-244252024-25458
Students enrolled at Southwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 421, 2023-24: 425, 2024-25: 45802004006002022-234212023-244252024-25458
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342128.015.0
2023-2442530.014.2
2024-2545829.215.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 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 15.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.7; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state 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).

One counselor per 434 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwood Elementary School enrolled 434 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 434 of the 434 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.4% of students were White, 5.2% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White90.4%
  2. Hispanic5.2%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Southwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math50‑54%39% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Wabash

5 public elementary schools in Wabash report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwood Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwood Elementary School45815.741.0%
O J Neighbours Elementary School38514.559.7%
Metro North Elementary School28514.140.7%
Sharp Creek Elementary School27015.737.8%
LH Carpenter Early Learning Center17627.155.7%

All public schools in Wabash →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southwood Elementary School

  1. O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.8 miles away: 385 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. LH Carpenter Early Learning CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.8 miles away: 176 students, 27.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare Southwood Elementary School with O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much MSD Wabash County Schools spends per student$10,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,128
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaSouthwood Elementary School is the number 466 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#466 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  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 Southwood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Southwood Elementary School?
    458 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 421 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wabash, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwood Elementary School?
    15.7 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 Southwood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Southwood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southwood Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Southwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Southwood Elementary School in?
    MSD Wabash County Schools, NCES district ID 1812180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181218001947 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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