Is Southwest Elementary School a good school?

Southwest Elementary School ranks 899 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southwest Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 360 students attended Southwest Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary School?

Students at Southwest Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Geneseo Middle School High : Geneseo High School

Southwest Elementary School

Summary:

Southwest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Geneseo, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 364 students. The school is part of the Geneseo CUSD 228 district, which is ranked 421 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwest Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.9%) and Mathematics (29.1%) were lower than the district (38.2% and 24.6%) and state (41.2% and 28.4%) averages, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in ELA (40.6%) and Math (26.5%) were higher than the district and state. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.0% in 2019-2020 to 11.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district's 2023-2024 rate of 7.7%. However, the school has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1,223 out of 2,037 Illinois elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 899 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024.

When compared to the other elementary schools in the Geneseo CUSD 228 district, Southwest Elementary School generally performs better than Millikin Elementary School but slightly worse than Northside Elementary School in terms of academic proficiency rates. The school's higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (38.74% in 2022-2023) compared to the other Geneseo CUSD 228 schools may contribute to its academic performance, but the school has also seen strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as female students and special education students, indicating that it is effectively addressing the needs of these groups.

Detail:

Public K-5

715 S Center St
Geneseo, IL 61254-1619

(309) 945-0652

District: Geneseo CUSD 228

SchoolDigger Rank:
899^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,958

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Geneseo Middle School
High:	Geneseo High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 360

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Southwest Elementary School ranks better than 56.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Geneseo CUSD 228 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.7. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (85.8%), Hispanic (7.5%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Geneseo CUSD 228 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary School is 14.3. 1 elementary schools in the Geneseo CUSD 228 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Southwest Elementary School employs 25.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southwest Elementary School is $14,958. 1 elementary schools in the Geneseo CUSD 228 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southwest Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwest Elementary School 899^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Southwest Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Geneseo CUSD 228:

SchoolDigger ranks Geneseo CUSD 228 421^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southwest Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	88.24	80^th	2020	96.0%
2004	87.02	109^th	2030	94.6%
2005	77.89	378^th	2022	81.3%
2006	81.67	227^th	2086	89.1%
2007	79.04	319^th	2095	84.8%
2008	81.19	288^th	2092	86.2%
2009	79.38	368^th	2120	82.6%
2010	82.69	229^th	2139	89.3%
2011	85.15	141^st	2147	93.4%
2012	78.20	424^th	2166	80.4%
2013	78.62	439^th	2167	79.7%
2014	80.17	380^th	2093	81.8%
2015	69.20	538^th	2052	73.8%
2016	64.57	652^nd	2046	68.1%
2017	47.39	1010^th	2044	50.6%
2018	38.29	1223^rd	2037	40.0%
2019	54.30	897^th	2086	57.0%
2021	56.95	711^th	1948	63.5%
2022	62.19	715^th	2082	65.7%
2023	68.42	592^nd	2077	71.5%
2024	51.70	899^th	2067	56.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.94	116^th	763	84.8%
2019	62.69	308^th	1194	74.2%
2021	70.28	120^th	640	81.3%
2022	56.29	333^rd	1113	70.1%
2023	38.15	638^th	1156	44.8%
2024	38.62	669^th	1195	44.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.28	1382^nd	1765	21.7%
2019	37.45	1184^th	1816	34.8%
2021	62.53	372^nd	1514	75.4%
2022	56.43	631^st	1763	64.2%
2023	72.00	312^th	1808	82.7%
2024	43.94	958^th	1793	46.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.82	1120^th	1964	43.0%
2019	58.72	764^th	2019	62.2%
2021	59.10	593^rd	1680	64.7%
2022	56.91	744^th	1970	62.2%
2023	61.80	652^nd	1957	66.7%
2024	55.60	752^nd	1942	61.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.70	351^st	907	61.3%
2024	43.16	429^th	886	51.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.62	1169^th	1972	40.7%
2019	49.74	926^th	2019	54.1%
2021	47.38	791^st	1707	53.7%
2022	64.13	613^th	1977	69.0%
2023	70.88	510^th	1984	74.3%
2024	45.93	968^th	1959	50.6%

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Rank History for White students at Southwest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.02	1203^rd	1463	17.8%
2019	35.43	982^nd	1462	32.8%
2021	37.94	824^th	1308	37.0%
2022	44.25	806^th	1425	43.4%
2023	50.07	694^th	1419	51.1%
2024	33.48	974^th	1392	30.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Southwest Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	470	3	3	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	483
1989	496	3	2	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	507
1990	507	5	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	517
1991	505	3	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1992	502	3	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1993	505	4	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1994	490	4	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1995	504	4	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1996	504	4	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1997	513	4	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	508	1	7	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1999	412	0	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
2000	405	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2001	392	3	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2002	394	5	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
2003	394	5	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
2004	401	4	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2005	405	2	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2006	402	3	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	1	419
2007	369	2	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	1	386
2008	344	2	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	1	361
2009	448	2	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	4	473
2010	373	0	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	7	395
2011	349	0	3	15	2	0	5	0	374
2012	353	0	2	21	2	0	5	0	383
2013	366	0	4	22	2	0	5	0	399
2014	368	0	4	23	1	0	4	0	400
2015	367	0	5	16	1	0	5	0	394
2016	358	1	4	18	2	0	8	0	391
2017	348	2	3	18	1	0	13	0	385
2018	331	2	3	17	1	0	9	0	363
2019	331	2	4	18	1	0	12	0	368
2020	328	2	2	18	1	0	10	0	361
2021	311	2	4	23	2	0	14	0	356
2022	312	2	4	26	2	0	16	0	362
2023	311	5	2	29	2	1	14	0	364
2024	309	3	2	27	1	1	17	0	360

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southwest Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	25.0	19.3	n/a
1989	507	25.0	20.2	n/a
1990	517	25.0	20.6	n/a
1991	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
1992	509	26.0	19.5	n/a
1993	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
1994	499	27.0	18.5	n/a
1995	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1996	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1997	529	27.5	19.2	n/a
1998	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1999	421	24.5	17.2	n/a
2000	410	25.0	16.4	n/a
2001	401	25.0	16.0	n/a
2002	402	24.9	16.1	15.7
2003	402	24.9	16.1	15.7
2004	410	26.9	15.2	16.1
2005	414	26.9	15.4	17.9
2006	419	22.9	18.3	19.1
2007	386	29.0	13.3	20.3
2008	361	21.0	17.2	19.7
2009	473	22.1	21.4	20.3
2010	395	21.6	18.2	23.5
2011	374	21.0	17.8	21.9
2012	383	22.0	17.4	27.2
2013	399	30.5	13.0	24.8
2014	400	25.0	16.0	25
2015	394	24.0	16.4	29.2
2016	391	22.0	17.7	29.2
2017	385	24.0	16.0	27
2018	363	22.0	16.5	24.8
2019	368	22.0	16.7	28
2020	361	22.0	16.4	29.1
2021	356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	362	24.0	15.0	33.1
2023	364	25.0	14.5	38.7
2024	360	25.1	14.3	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southwest Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	25.0	19.3	n/a
1989	507	25.0	20.2	n/a
1990	517	25.0	20.6	n/a
1991	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
1992	509	26.0	19.5	n/a
1993	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
1994	499	27.0	18.5	n/a
1995	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1996	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1997	529	27.5	19.2	n/a
1998	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1999	421	24.5	17.2	n/a
2000	410	25.0	16.4	n/a
2001	401	25.0	16.0	n/a
2002	402	24.9	16.1	15.7
2003	402	24.9	16.1	15.7
2004	410	26.9	15.2	16.1
2005	414	26.9	15.4	17.9
2006	419	22.9	18.3	19.1
2007	386	29.0	13.3	20.3
2008	361	21.0	17.2	19.7
2009	473	22.1	21.4	20.3
2010	395	21.6	18.2	23.5
2011	374	21.0	17.8	21.9
2012	383	22.0	17.4	27.2
2013	399	30.5	13.0	24.8
2014	400	25.0	16.0	25
2015	394	24.0	16.4	29.2
2016	391	22.0	17.7	29.2
2017	385	24.0	16.0	27
2018	363	22.0	16.5	24.8
2019	368	22.0	16.7	28
2020	361	22.0	16.4	29.1
2021	356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	362	24.0	15.0	33.1
2023	364	25.0	14.5	38.7
2024	360	25.1	14.3	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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