📍 900 W. 8th, Pratt, Pratt County, 67124
Southwest Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pratt, Pratt County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pratt school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwest Elem enrolls 525 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 427 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 525 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Southwest Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 KS-40, state senate district 33, state house district 113.
Southwest Elem is one of 4 schools in Pratt, based in Pratt, Kansas. The district serves 1,275 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Southwest Elem is larger than the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote