Best Public Schools in Swansea, IL

Summary:

The city of Swansea, Illinois is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Wolf Branch Elementary School and High Mount Elementary School) and one middle school (Wolf Branch Middle School). The standout performer in this group is Wolf Branch Middle School, which has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Illinois and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the previous two school years.

Wolf Branch Middle School demonstrates strong academic performance, with 61.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 47.4% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. In contrast, High Mount Elementary School appears to be the weakest performer, with a low statewide ranking, a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, and academic proficiency rates well below the state averages.

The data also reveals some areas of concern, such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates at Wolf Branch Middle School and High Mount Elementary School, as well as a significantly higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students at High Mount Elementary School. These factors may be contributing to the disparities in academic performance observed across the schools in the Swansea area, which are served by the Wolf Branch School District 113 and the High Mount School District 116.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1721 Boul Ave	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	High Mount School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-1054	327	26	12.5	72.2%	117 (35.8%)	132 (40.4%)	26 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (15.0%)	28.9	1427^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.5	1486^th of 2077 public elementary schools	28.5%	59	40.6	20.0	20.6	20.0	46.1	33.4	31.0	27.9	26.7	6.9	2.5	7.7	5.6	3.4	8.4	99.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.8	99.1	8.3	28.5	$14,130	$1,495	$12,635
Wolf Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	125 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 277-2100	440	32	13.9	17.0%	291 (66.1%)	72 (16.4%)	23 (5.2%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	85.7	259^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.5%		69.8	567^th of 2077 public elementary schools	72.7%	308		64.4	45.7					55.5	59.2	50.0					54.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.2	97.6	97.3	10.5		$12,162	$886	$11,277
Wolf Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 277-2100	339	23	14.4	25.4%	189 (55.8%)	76 (22.4%)	20 (5.9%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.7%)	84	192^nd of 1363 public middle schools	85.9%		90.7	107^th of 1367 public middle schools	92.2%	85	73.4			58.8	52.9	60.9	77.7	61.7			51.3	33.7	51.2	57.9	47.4	99.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	99.4	98.2	99.4		77.0	$11,580	$397	$11,183

Cities Near Swansea

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belleville	0.63 mi	28	511^th
Shiloh	3.58 mi	3	172^nd
Fairview Heights	4.02 mi	4	514^th
O Fallon	4.71 mi	10	186^th
Scott Air Force Base	6.03 mi	1	57^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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