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Southwestern Elementary School

Summary:

Southwestern Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jamestown, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 583 students. The school is part of the Southwestern Central School District, which is ranked 327 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwestern Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were generally higher than the state averages, they were lower than the district averages. The school also faces challenges in addressing achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with the performance of female students and white students lagging behind that of male students and multi-racial students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.54% to 38.4% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, Southwestern Elementary School generally performs better academically than the schools in the Jamestown City School District, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the surrounding districts, such as Panama K-6 School and Bemus Point Elementary School. Despite the increase in spending per student at Southwestern Elementary School, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, teacher quality, and school climate, may be more influential in driving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 600 Hunt Rd W
       Jamestown, NY  14701-5799

(716) 664-1881

District: Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown

SchoolDigger Rank:
990th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,047 Help


Students who attend Southwestern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Southwestern Middle School
High:    Southwestern Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  583

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.9%
Hispanic:
7.0%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.5% Help


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Compare Details Southwestern Elementary School ranks better than 59.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.9%), Hispanic (7%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southwestern Elementary School is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southwestern Elementary School is $10,047.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southwestern Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern Elementary School 990th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Southwestern Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown 327th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southwestern Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.52 759th 2206 65.6%
2007 67.42 836th 2219 62.3%
2008 72.43 632nd 2227 71.6%
2009 74.23 544th 2257 75.9%
2010 69.76 708th 2263 68.7%
2011 60.83 987th 2286 56.8%
2012 64.96 877th 2320 62.2%
2013 50.02 1116th 2325 52.0%
2014 50.12 1173rd 2345 50.0%
2015 65.69 756th 2352 67.9%
2016 57.52 970th 2366 59.0%
2017 52.75 1107th 2386 53.6%
2018 49.37 1226th 2395 48.8%
2019 50.61 1149th 2413 52.4%
2021 46.52 1172nd 2201 46.8%
2022 36.54 1572nd 2434 35.4%
2023 47.12 1240th 2439 49.2%
2024 56.46 990th 2445 59.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.29 113th 180 37.2%
2021 51.74 68th 143 52.4%
2022 22.14 236th 289 18.3%
2023 53.78 83rd 223 62.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.34 1683rd 1941 13.3%
2019 31.44 1289th 1859 30.7%
2021 17.57 993rd 1044 4.9%
2022 28.22 1621st 2031 20.2%
2023 40.21 1075th 2016 46.7%
2024 30.78 1502nd 2110 28.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.12 1383rd 2045 32.4%
2019 38.30 1246th 2032 38.7%
2021 41.15 1006th 1678 40.0%
2022 20.63 1855th 2099 11.6%
2023 27.25 1570th 2041 23.1%
2024 29.91 1510th 2078 27.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.56 1324th 2338 43.4%
2019 47.50 1218th 2357 48.3%
2021 44.18 1108th 1955 43.3%
2022 30.97 1734th 2401 27.8%
2023 46.20 1265th 2403 47.4%
2024 48.08 1205th 2413 50.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.07 1092nd 2340 53.3%
2019 52.27 1070th 2358 54.6%
2021 44.75 1094th 1961 44.2%
2022 43.32 1356th 2400 43.5%
2023 47.93 1204th 2400 49.8%
2024 62.91 807th 2411 66.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.79 1184th 1392 14.9%
2021 53.46 346th 818 57.7%
2022 39.61 904th 1503 39.9%
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Rank History for White students at Southwestern Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.33 967th 1408 31.3%
2019 36.09 904th 1338 32.4%
2021 28.55 941st 1224 23.1%
2022 23.57 1149th 1399 17.9%
2023 32.73 951st 1337 28.9%
2024 40.56 850th 1392 38.9%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

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Enrollment information for Southwestern Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 665 9 13 4 2 n/a n/a 0 693
2003 665 9 13 4 2 n/a n/a 0 693
2004 664 14 18 10 2 n/a n/a 0 708
2005 676 15 23 15 3 n/a n/a 0 732
2006 663 7 24 14 6 n/a n/a 0 714
2007 655 16 26 11 7 n/a n/a 0 715
2008 643 9 31 11 7 n/a n/a 7 708
2009 650 13 21 7 7 n/a n/a 0 698
2010 620 14 24 13 2 n/a n/a 1 674
2011 578 8 16 12 3 0 32 0 649
2012 598 4 14 18 1 0 22 0 657
2013 597 4 14 16 1 0 21 0 653
2014 590 2 13 16 3 0 24 0 648
2015 569 3 15 27 3 0 22 0 639
2016 564 3 17 29 3 0 22 0 638
2017 546 2 16 30 3 0 31 0 628
2018 528 2 12 33 3 0 34 0 612
2019 513 2 13 33 3 0 31 0 595
2020 504 2 10 29 2 0 37 0 584
2021 488 2 9 37 1 0 39 0 576
2022 518 2 10 46 0 0 36 0 612
2023 495 2 8 41 0 0 37 0 583

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 Southwestern Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 693 48.4 14.3 16.3
2003 693 48.4 14.3 16.3
2004 708 n/a n/a n/a
2005 732 53.1 13.8 24.2
2006 714 51.0 14.0 24.4
2007 715 49.9 14.3 32
2008 708 52.9 13.4 31.8
2009 698 49.8 14.0 26.4
2010 674 47.2 14.2 29.7
2011 649 53.1 12.2 27.1
2012 657 46.2 14.1 29.1
2013 653 42.2 15.4 28.5
2014 648 42.7 15.1 30.6
2015 639 40.0 15.9 38.3
2016 638 43.0 14.8 37.9
2017 628 46.5 13.5 38.1
2018 612 45.0 13.5 42.6
2019 595 40.7 14.6 39
2020 584 42.6 13.6 38.9
2021 576 45.0 12.7 37.2
2022 612 44.0 13.9 38.4
2023 583 45.3 12.8 36.5

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 Southwestern Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 693 48.4 14.3 16.3
2003 693 48.4 14.3 16.3
2004 708 n/a n/a n/a
2005 732 53.1 13.8 24.2
2006 714 51.0 14.0 24.4
2007 715 49.9 14.3 32
2008 708 52.9 13.4 31.8
2009 698 49.8 14.0 26.4
2010 674 47.2 14.2 29.7
2011 649 53.1 12.2 27.1
2012 657 46.2 14.1 29.1
2013 653 42.2 15.4 28.5
2014 648 42.7 15.1 30.6
2015 639 40.0 15.9 38.3
2016 638 43.0 14.8 37.9
2017 628 46.5 13.5 38.1
2018 612 45.0 13.5 42.6
2019 595 40.7 14.6 39
2020 584 42.6 13.6 38.9
2021 576 45.0 12.7 37.2
2022 612 44.0 13.9 38.4
2023 583 45.3 12.8 36.5

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.5%0.2%0.0%99.2%98.7%99.5%99.5%99.3%99.3%99.5%
201498.9%0.3%0.0%99.5%99.2%99.3%99.3%99.5%99.3%99.7%
201598.3%0.8%0.2%99.0%98.7%98.7%98.7%99.0%98.5%98.7%
201698.8%0.5%0.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
201798.0%0.5%0.5%99.0%98.8%98.8%98.8%99.0%98.8%98.8%
201897.9%0.3%0.5%98.6%98.8%98.8%98.8%99.0%99.7%98.8%
201998.9%0.0%0.0%99.3%99.5%99.5%99.6%99.3%99.5%99.5%
202099.3%0.0%99.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%99.6%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Southwestern Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $942 (10.2%) $8,310 (89.8%) $9,251
2020 $773 (8.0%) $8,847 (92.0%) $9,620
2021 $724 (7.9%) $8,457 (92.1%) $9,181
2022 $1,273 (13.2%) $8,348 (86.8%) $9,621
2023 $1,087 (10.8%) $8,960 (89.2%) $10,047

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southwestern Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1149th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1240th of 2439 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Elementary School)5953.1
 5.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)5953.1
 5.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Southwestern Elementary School)5856.8
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)5856.8
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Elementary School)4441.8
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)4341.3
 1.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Southwestern Elementary School)5559
 4%
   4th Grade Math (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)5359
 6%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Elementary School)3427.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)3427.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Southwestern Elementary School)4140
 1%
   5th Grade Math (Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown)4140
 1%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students595583
 2%
African American22
American Indian30
 100%
Asian138
 38.5%
Hispanic3341
 24.2%
Pacific Islander00
White513495
 3.5%
Two or More Races3137
 19.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%36.5%
 2.5%

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Students at Southwestern Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Southwestern Elementary School ranks 990th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Southwestern Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwestern Middle School
High : Southwestern Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 583 students attended Southwestern Elementary School.


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