📍 9120 S 300 W, Poneto, Wells County, 46781
Southern Wells Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poneto, Wells County. The school has 509 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southern Wells Com Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Wells Elementary School enrolls 509 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 509 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. 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.
Southern Wells Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 19, state house district 31.
Southern Wells Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Southern Wells Com Schools, based in Poneto, Indiana. The district serves 880 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 509 students, Southern Wells Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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