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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLF BRANCH SD 113·NCES 174296004310
Wolf Branch Elementary School
125 Huntwood Rd, Swansea, IL 62226 · (618) 277-2100 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
105 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wolf Branch Elementary School→Wolf Branch Middle School
Based on grade levels within Wolf Branch SD 113. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
75.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
76.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 76.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 54.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wolf Branch Elementary School
Wolf Branch Elementary School's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Branch Elementary School this school | 482 | 21.8% | 71.5% |
| J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School O Fallon | 452 | 19.7% | 67.2% |
| Marie Schaefer Elementary School O Fallon | 598 | 23.4% | 57.5% |
| Irving Elementary School Oak Park | 509 | 21.2% | 67.8% |
| Whittier Elementary School Oak Park | 386 | 20.7% | 65.9% |
| Indian Trail Elementary School Frankfort | 466 | 23.8% | 71.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wolf Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #105 of 1,925 | #1 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #113 of 2,077 ▲ 117 | #1 of 43 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #209 of 2,077 ▲ 129 | #5 of 43 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #622 of 2,419 | #11 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,649 of 2,035 | #34 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #634 of 2,042 | #19 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #1,934 of 2,132 | #44 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #190 of 615 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
+94 (+24%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 31.1 | 15.5:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 31.6 | 13.9:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 26.7 | 15.8:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 32 | 18.4:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 57 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 33 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolf Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (422 to 482); teachers up 16% (26.7 to 31.1).
About Wolf Branch Elementary School
Wolf Branch Elementary School is one of the public schools in Swansea, Illinois. It is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 482 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 27% above that.
The 2 schools of Wolf Branch SD 113, including Wolf Branch Elementary School, enroll 823 students.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wolf Branch Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 21% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 60% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Wolf Branch Elementary School comes in at 59%.
At Wolf Branch Elementary School, 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Roughly 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wolf Branch Elementary School would score about 58.9%. It scores 71.5%, 12.5 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Clair County show that median household income is about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 96 public schools in St. Clair County, with a combined enrollment of about 40,879.
The next-closest public school is Wolf Branch Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Wolf Branch Elementary School's average proficiency of 71.5% compares with 35.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Wolf Branch Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 24%, from 388 to 482.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Swansea
- Wolf Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 341 students
- High Mount Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Wolf Branch Middle School0.4 mi · 341
- West Jr High School1.3 mi · 364
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 542
- High Mount Elementary School1.7 mi · 325
- William Holliday Elementary School1.9 mi · 418
- Pontiac Jr High School2.1 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Wolf Branch Elementary SchoolHow large is Wolf Branch Elementary School?
Wolf Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Wolf Branch Elementary School serve?
Wolf Branch Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wolf Branch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wolf Branch Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wolf Branch Elementary School?
At Wolf Branch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 6% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolf Branch Elementary School?
Wolf Branch Elementary School is overseen by Wolf Branch SD 113 in St. Clair County.
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