Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310017802188
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA
719 E ST, INDIANOLA, NE 69034 · (308) 364-2613 · Red Willow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Nebraska 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.
- BBeats 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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
75 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA this school | 172 | 43.6% | 62.9% |
| OVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVERTON | 167 | 41.9% | 55.4% |
| WOODLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCH NORFOLK | 182 | 46.7% | 58.8% |
| ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINSON | 189 | 46.0% | 71.6% |
| DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESHLER | 126 | 44.4% | 53.5% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA SCOTIA | 183 | 42.6% | 65.4% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #190 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #150 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #220 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #406 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #127 of 359 |
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
172
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 172 | 18.3 | 9.4:1 | 44% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 16.5 | 11.8:1 | 53% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 17.2 | 10.4:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 51% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 14.3 | 11.2:1 | 52% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 50% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (159 to 172); teachers up 28% (14.3 to 18.3).
About SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA is an elementary school with a street address in INDIANOLA, Nebraska. The school counted 172 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 37% below the average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
The 3 schools in SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 326 students altogether, SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA among them.
At SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA, 84% of students are White. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA is 9.4:1, based on 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Lunch program data show 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.9%) and its predicted rate (61.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Red Willow County show that median household income comes to about $63,697, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 1,671 students.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA's nearest public school is SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (about 6.2 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.7%; SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA's is 62.9%, ranking 4th of 5.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA enrolled 162 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 172. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 9.4:1.
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Red Willow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,557
Census ACS
Median income
$63,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,671 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 83 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 71 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL6.2 mi · 83
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL6.2 mi · 71
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 181
- MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 411
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 305
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLAHow many students attend SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA serve?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA?
At SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA, the student body is approximately 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA in?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA is part of SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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