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Southern Wells Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9120 S 300 W
Poneto, IN 46781
Phone
(765) 728-2121
District
Southern Wells Com Schools
County
WELLS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
509
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Southern Wells Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
45%
34%
39%
41%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
43%
34%
39%
52%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
35%
39%
38%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
38%
44%
39%
46%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 11 2.2%
Kindergarten 71 13.9%
Grade 1 70 13.8%
Grade 2 71 13.9%
Grade 3 80 15.7%
Grade 4 67 13.2%
Grade 5 72 14.1%
Grade 6 67 13.2%
Total 509 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.8% 95.0% 67.7%
Black 0.2% 0.2% 14.1%
Hispanic 4.8% 4.2% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.5% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.6% 48.6% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 45.2% 41.2% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 7.4% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,826 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 24.7 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.8% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.1% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,360 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.5% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.1% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 27.3% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.8% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 1.6% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,188 $4,612,000 41.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $287 $255,000 2.3%
Staff $875 $778,000 7.0%
General Administration $439 $390,000 3.5%
School Administration $667 $593,000 5.4%
Operation $1,336 $1,188,000 10.7%
Transportation $658 $585,000 5.3%
Other $120 $107,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,382 $3,896,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,880 $2,560,000 23.1%
Total Expenditures $12,450 $11,068,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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