Southwest Elem School

Located at 14794 Catlin Tilton Rd, in Danville, Illinois, Southwest Elem School is a mid-tier primary school that educates 469 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Danville CCSD 118. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Southwest Elem School sits 23% above that benchmark.

Danville CCSD 118 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,940 students; Southwest Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Southwest Elem School records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Black, 15% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. By comparison, Vermilion County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Vermilion County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southwest Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Vermilion County) shows that median household earnings sit near $56,877, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Southwest Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is South View Upper Elem School, roughly 1.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southwest Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southwest Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.2%.

Southwest Elem School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Southwest Elem School's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 469). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 45% to 40% over that span.

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