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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 181218001947
Southwood Elementary School
840 E SR 124, Wabash, IN 46992 · (260) 563-8050 · Wabash County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
226 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
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 | 62 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Southwood Elementary School
Southwood Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwood Elementary School this school | 458 | 49.3% | 51.8% |
| North Liberty School North Liberty | 474 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Rose Hamilton Elementary School Centerville | 441 | 50.8% | N/A |
| North Webster Elementary School North Webster | 430 | 51.4% | 46.9% |
| Clinton Central Elementary School Michigantown | 527 | 49.9% | 48.2% |
| Triton Elementary School Bourbon | 517 | 50.9% | 44.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Southwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wabash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #271 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #276 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #392 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #468 of 1,079 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #608 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #803 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #614 of 1,058 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #395 of 597 | N/A |
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
458
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 458 | 29.2 | 15.7:1 | 49% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 49% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 26.1 | 19.1:1 | 44% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 10% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 23 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwood Elementary School.
About Southwood Elementary School
Southwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Wabash, Indiana, administered by MSD Wabash County Schools. Enrollment stands at 458 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 6 schools in MSD Wabash County Schools, with 2,256 students enrolled.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Wabash County residents, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Southwood Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Southwood Elementary School comes to 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Southwood Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 40.6% for a school in Indiana with Southwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southwood Elementary School posts 51.8%.
Wabash County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Southwood Elementary School shares Wabash County with 14 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Southwood Elementary School is closest to Southwood Jr-Sr High School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Southwood Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Southwood Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Southwood Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Wabash County Schools
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Metro North Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Wabash/Miami Area Prog ExcptCombined
Other schools in Wabash
- Wabash High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Southwood Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Wabash Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 429 students
- O J Neighbours Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- White's Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Other Southwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Southwood Elementary. Southwood Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Southwood ElementaryLexington, NC · 616 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 481 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolEnumclaw, WA · 358 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.RAYTOWN, MO · 346 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFF, AR · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Southwood Jr-Sr High School0.4 mi · 445
- White's Jr-Sr High School0.6 mi · 369
- Wabash High School5.4 mi · 469
- Wabash Middle School5.4 mi · 433
- O J Neighbours Elementary School5.8 mi · 385
- LH Carpenter Early Learning Center5.8 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Southwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southwood Elementary School?
Southwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southwood Elementary School serve?
Southwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Southwood Elementary School have?
Southwood Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Southwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southwood Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Southwood Elementary School public or private?
Southwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MSD Wabash County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.