Is Wolf Branch Elementary School a good school?

Wolf Branch Elementary School ranks 259 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wolf Branch Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 440 students attended Wolf Branch Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wolf Branch Elementary School?

Students at Wolf Branch Elementary School are 66% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wolf Branch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wolf Branch Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wolf Branch Middle School

Wolf Branch Elementary School

Summary:

Wolf Branch Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Swansea, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 440 students. The school is part of the Wolf Branch School District 113, which is ranked 100 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wolf Branch Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 55.5% compared to the state's 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 54.8% compared to the state's 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where the ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates were 64.4% and 59.2%, respectively, significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school's African American and White students rank in the top 15% and top 8% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools in the Belleville School District 118 and High Mount School District 116, Wolf Branch Elementary School consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, Wolf Branch Elementary School's ELA proficiency rate of 55.5% was significantly higher than the rates of Union Elementary (33.2%), Franklin Elementary (16.3%), and High Mount Elementary (27.9%).

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

125 Huntwood Rd
Swansea, IL 62226-1923

(618) 277-2100

District: Wolf Branch School District 113

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,162

Students who attend Wolf Branch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Wolf Branch Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 440

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

African American:

16.4%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.73. (See more...)

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wolf Branch Elementary School is $12,162.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wolf Branch Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wolf Branch Elementary School 259^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wolf Branch Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wolf Branch School District 113:

SchoolDigger ranks Wolf Branch School District 113 100^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	81.03	313^th	2020	84.5%
2004	75.61	497^th	2030	75.5%
2005	76.39	434^th	2022	78.5%
2006	72.42	614^th	2086	70.6%
2007	73.17	590^th	2095	71.8%
2008	80.38	323^rd	2092	84.6%
2009	78.04	432^nd	2120	79.6%
2010	78.17	422^nd	2139	80.3%
2011	78.43	418^th	2147	80.5%
2012	74.02	583^rd	2166	73.1%
2013	67.69	732^nd	2167	66.2%
2014	78.54	433^rd	2093	79.3%
2015	63.35	657^th	2052	68.0%
2016	79.39	372^nd	2046	81.8%
2017	78.71	391^st	2044	80.9%
2018	79.78	372^nd	2037	81.7%
2019	77.82	399^th	2086	80.9%
2021	74.04	438^th	1948	77.5%
2022	74.70	484^th	2082	76.8%
2023	69.85	567^th	2077	72.7%
2024	85.73	259^th	2067	87.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	46.96	508^th	1194	57.5%
2021	73.98	101^st	640	84.2%
2022	45.13	475^th	1113	57.3%
2023	27.87	838^th	1156	27.5%
2024	72.26	219^th	1195	81.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	72.55	300^th	1816	83.5%
2021	80.17	126^th	1514	91.7%
2022	66.61	392^nd	1763	77.8%
2023	49.76	819^th	1808	54.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.00	406^th	1964	79.3%
2019	80.94	307^th	2019	84.8%
2021	65.51	490^th	1680	70.8%
2022	64.35	622^nd	1970	68.4%
2023	63.33	633^rd	1957	67.7%
2024	85.23	234^th	1942	88.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.21	609^th	907	32.9%
2024	75.65	102^nd	886	88.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.48	316^th	1972	84.0%
2019	71.32	497^th	2019	75.4%
2021	75.85	339^th	1707	80.1%
2022	81.40	313^th	1977	84.2%
2023	72.70	466^th	1984	76.5%
2024	84.39	263^rd	1959	86.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	78.84	28^th	428	93.5%
2022	69.98	100^th	684	85.4%
2023	62.13	162^nd	692	76.6%
2024	78.91	69^th	655	89.5%

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Rank History for White students at Wolf Branch Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.08	376^th	1463	74.3%
2019	65.22	460^th	1462	68.5%
2021	71.60	295^th	1308	77.4%
2022	65.97	421^st	1425	70.5%
2023	67.71	380^th	1419	73.2%
2024	88.37	106^th	1392	92.4%

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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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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, August 15, 2016

The principal and teachers work well with my active boys. They have fun fundraisers with excellent community involvement. I'd recommend this school to anyone. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 1, 2010

Wolf Branch offers excellence in education, community and awesome extracurricular activity opportunities. They have tremendous facilities. The teacher and parent involvement and dedication is like none other. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Wolf Branch Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	350	8	22	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	388
1989	427	15	27	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	477
1990	488	25	14	18	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	545
1991	547	26	24	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	612
1992	629	34	23	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	689
1993	726	58	30	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
1994	806	54	21	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	895
1995	855	54	16	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
1996	855	54	16	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
1997	854	60	25	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	951
1998	865	55	25	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	961
1999	860	57	31	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	957
2000	824	78	33	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	949
2001	776	77	29	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	897
2002	725	87	42	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	870
2003	725	87	42	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	870
2004	465	63	15	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	552
2005	454	54	20	7	1	n/a	n/a	23	559
2006	452	59	23	10	0	n/a	n/a	26	570
2007	431	68	16	11	1	n/a	n/a	22	549
2008	430	68	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	25	545
2009	425	67	19	13	2	n/a	n/a	26	552
2010	407	80	14	12	3	n/a	n/a	28	544
2011	442	81	10	23	0	4	29	0	589
2012	424	79	14	25	0	4	32	0	578
2013	437	77	21	28	0	3	33	0	599
2014	331	60	18	25	0	1	31	0	466
2015	320	61	16	17	0	1	25	0	440
2016	299	52	16	15	0	0	29	0	411
2017	293	60	21	21	0	0	30	0	425
2018	284	57	27	13	3	0	38	0	422
2019	262	67	28	18	0	0	37	0	412
2020	259	72	23	16	0	0	30	0	400
2021	253	70	15	15	0	0	35	0	388
2022	280	79	16	18	1	0	39	0	433
2023	291	72	13	23	1	0	40	0	440

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 Wolf Branch Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	20.3	19.1	n/a
1989	477	22.5	21.2	n/a
1990	545	27.5	19.8	n/a
1991	612	33.1	18.4	n/a
1992	689	38.0	18.1	n/a
1993	824	43.0	19.2	n/a
1994	895	46.0	19.5	n/a
1995	935	48.5	19.3	n/a
1996	935	48.5	19.3	n/a
1997	951	51.5	18.5	n/a
1998	961	52.7	18.2	n/a
1999	957	54.7	17.5	n/a
2000	949	57.5	16.5	n/a
2001	897	57.5	15.6	n/a
2002	870	60.8	14.3	4.5
2003	870	60.8	14.3	4.5
2004	552	42.0	13.1	5.1
2005	559	41.0	13.6	4.3
2006	570	37.0	15.4	5
2007	549	35.0	15.7	4.6
2008	545	32.0	17.0	7.9
2009	552	31.4	17.6	6.3
2010	544	30.0	18.1	8.7
2011	589	32.0	18.4	8
2012	578	32.0	18.0	9.7
2013	599	37.7	15.8	17
2014	466	28.3	16.4	18.5
2015	440	27.0	16.2	15.7
2016	411	26.0	15.8	12.4
2017	425	26.7	15.9	14.6
2018	422	26.7	15.8	14.7
2019	412	27.0	15.2	21.8
2020	400	29.0	13.7	22.3
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	433	28.0	15.4	16.4
2023	440	31.6	13.9	17

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 Wolf Branch Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	20.3	19.1	n/a
1989	477	22.5	21.2	n/a
1990	545	27.5	19.8	n/a
1991	612	33.1	18.4	n/a
1992	689	38.0	18.1	n/a
1993	824	43.0	19.2	n/a
1994	895	46.0	19.5	n/a
1995	935	48.5	19.3	n/a
1996	935	48.5	19.3	n/a
1997	951	51.5	18.5	n/a
1998	961	52.7	18.2	n/a
1999	957	54.7	17.5	n/a
2000	949	57.5	16.5	n/a
2001	897	57.5	15.6	n/a
2002	870	60.8	14.3	4.5
2003	870	60.8	14.3	4.5
2004	552	42.0	13.1	5.1
2005	559	41.0	13.6	4.3
2006	570	37.0	15.4	5
2007	549	35.0	15.7	4.6
2008	545	32.0	17.0	7.9
2009	552	31.4	17.6	6.3
2010	544	30.0	18.1	8.7
2011	589	32.0	18.4	8
2012	578	32.0	18.0	9.7
2013	599	37.7	15.8	17
2014	466	28.3	16.4	18.5
2015	440	27.0	16.2	15.7
2016	411	26.0	15.8	12.4
2017	425	26.7	15.9	14.6
2018	422	26.7	15.8	14.7
2019	412	27.0	15.2	21.8
2020	400	29.0	13.7	22.3
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	433	28.0	15.4	16.4
2023	440	31.6	13.9	17

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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