Summary:
There is only one elementary school located in the Southern Wells Com Schools district in Indiana: Southern Wells Elementary School. This school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and faces some challenges, including declining academic performance and a predominantly white student population that lacks diversity.
Southern Wells Elementary School has seen its academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math drop below the state averages in recent years, with its statewide ranking falling from 398 out of 1,020 schools in 2021-2022 to 507 out of 1,010 schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, over 50% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges that can impact student learning. The school's student population is also predominantly white (93.91%), with very small percentages of other racial and ethnic groups.
Despite these challenges, Southern Wells Elementary School has a student enrollment of 509 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.8. The school spent $9,743 per student in the 2021-2022 school year. While the school's performance is below the state averages in some areas, it is generally in line with the overall performance of the Southern Wells Com Schools district, suggesting that the issues faced by the school may be systemic within the district and require a comprehensive approach to address.
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