State/Public Elementary Open

Southwest Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 9900 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park, Cook County, 60805

300
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evergreen Park, Cook County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Liska. It is part of the Evergreen Park ESD 124 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Scott Liska
School district
Evergreen Park ESD 124

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Elem School enrolls 300 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
154 (51%)
Female students
146 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22876%
Hispanic or Latino4314%
Black or African American217%
Two or more races82.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

52 of the school's 300 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Southwest Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-60, state senate district 18, state house district 36.

School district: Evergreen Park ESD 124

Southwest Elem School is one of 5 schools in Evergreen Park ESD 124, based in Evergreen Park, Illinois. The district serves 1,735 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, Southwest Elem School is close to the district average of about 347 students per school.

1,735
District students
5
Schools
137
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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