Phil D. Swing Elementary

Set in Brawley, California, Phil D. Swing Elementary is a big elementary school, operated by Brawley Elementary. It educates 725 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Brawley Elementary, which oversees 6 schools and 3,883 students, Phil D. Swing Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Phil D. Swing Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest comes out to 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 86% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Imperial County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Phil D. Swing Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.2%.

Across the wider county, Imperial County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,681 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Imperial County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students), Phil D. Swing Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Renaissance, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Phil D. Swing Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phil D. Swing Elementary has fell 12%, going from 828 students in 2018 to 725 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 in 2025.

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