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What's something Swanson Traditional School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001680
Swanson Traditional School
17677 Parker Dr, South Bend, IN 46635 · (574) 393-2700 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
134 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
57.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
72.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Swanson Traditional School
Swanson Traditional School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Traditional School this school | 399 | 33.6% | 62.3% |
| Guilford Elementary Plainfield | 434 | 32.7% | 60.5% |
| North Elementary School Danville | 446 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Liberty Elementary School Mishawaka | 446 | 38.1% | 21.8% |
| Beiger Elementary School Mishawaka | 504 | 30.0% | 35.3% |
| White Lick Elementary School Brownsburg | 473 | 37.6% | 70.6% |
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 Swanson Traditional School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #137 of 983 | #7 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #97 of 986 | #7 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #144 of 986 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #607 of 1,079 | #26 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #291 of 991 | #13 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #333 of 996 | #23 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #870 of 1,058 | #34 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +81.4% | #10 of 353 | #1 of 12 |
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
399
+38 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 399 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 34% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 39.8 | 10.4:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 28.7 | 15.8:1 | 50% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 77% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 13 | 20.7:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 70% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 33% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swanson Traditional School.
About Swanson Traditional School
Swanson Traditional School serves students in South Bend, Indiana, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 399 students covers pre-K through 5.
Swanson Traditional School is run by South Bend Community School Corp, whose 29 schools enroll 13,585 students.
White students are the majority at Swanson Traditional School, with 62% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 14% Black, and 10% Hispanic. St. Joseph County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Swanson Traditional School is 34%. Public schools in St. Joseph County average 46%.
Swanson Traditional School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Swanson Traditional School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.3%; the prediction is 51.8%.
Across St. Joseph County, the median household income is $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Joseph County is home to 73 public schools and about 35,614 public school students.
The nearest public school is Darden Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Swanson Traditional School is 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 399, an 11% rise from 361 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Swanson Traditional School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Darden Elementary School0.9 mi · 375
- Paramount School of Excellence South Bend1.7 mi · 476
- Clay International Academy1.7 mi · 496
- Prairie Vista Elementary School2.5 mi · 513
- Edison Middle School2.5 mi · 551
- Walt Disney Elementary School2.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Swanson Traditional SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Swanson Traditional School?
Swanson Traditional School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Swanson Traditional School serve?
Swanson Traditional School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swanson Traditional School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swanson Traditional School is approximately 13.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Swanson Traditional School?
Swanson Traditional School reports a student body of 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Swanson Traditional School?
Swanson Traditional School is overseen by South Bend Community School Corp in St. Joseph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.