Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLF BRANCH SD 113·NCES 174296005723
Wolf Branch Middle School
410 Huntwood Rd, Swansea, IL 62226 · (618) 277-2100 · St. Clair County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
99 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%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
Feeds from
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
69.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 47.4% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Middle School
Wolf Branch Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Branch Middle School this school | 341 | 29.0% | 60.2% |
| Shiloh Middle School Shiloh | 331 | 27.5% | 55.8% |
| Reservoir Gifted School Peoria | 308 | 35.1% | 91.9% |
| Lincoln Magnet School Springfield | 300 | 37.7% | 63.8% |
| Haven Middle School Evanston | 660 | 27.4% | 57.6% |
| Amelia V Carriel Jr High O Fallon | 664 | 26.7% | 57.8% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #95 of 578 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #129 of 640 ▼ 26 | #4 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #190 of 640 ▼ 18 | #6 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #416 of 691 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #296 of 558 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #152 of 560 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #467 of 581 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #270 of 440 | #8 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
341
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 299
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 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 25.5 | 13.4:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 23.4 | 14.5:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 15% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 14% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 8% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolf Branch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (376 to 341); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About Wolf Branch Middle School
Wolf Branch Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Swansea, Illinois. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 341 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Wolf Branch SD 113 is made up of 2 schools with 823 students in all.
The student body at Wolf Branch Middle School is 57% White. The school is also 23% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among St. Clair County residents, the White share is about 60%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The school reported 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Wolf Branch Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Illinois public middle schools.
The model predicts 54.8% for a school in Illinois with Wolf Branch Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wolf Branch Middle School posts 60.2%.
Looking at the county, St. Clair County, median household income comes to about $73,854, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 96, with about 40,879 students.
Among nearby public schools, Wolf Branch Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Wolf Branch Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Wolf Branch Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES assigns Wolf Branch Middle 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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 341, from 315 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Wolf Branch Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Wolf Branch SD 113
- Wolf Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
Other schools in Swansea
- Wolf Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- High Mount Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Wolf Branch Elementary School0.4 mi · 482
- West Jr High School1.0 mi · 364
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 542
- High Mount Elementary School1.5 mi · 325
- William Holliday Elementary School2.2 mi · 418
- Union Elementary School2.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Wolf Branch Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wolf Branch Middle School?
Wolf Branch Middle School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 05-08.
Is Wolf Branch Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wolf Branch Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Wolf Branch Middle School have?
Wolf Branch Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Wolf Branch Middle School?
Student demographics at Wolf Branch Middle School are roughly 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolf Branch Middle School?
Wolf Branch Middle School is overseen by Wolf Branch SD 113 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.