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Southwest Calloway Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3426 Wiswell Rd, Murray, Calloway County, 42071

445
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Calloway Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murray, Calloway County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calloway County school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Calloway County

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Calloway Elementary School enrolls 445 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
224 (50%)
Female students
221 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White39789%
Hispanic or Latino214.7%
Two or more races204.5%
Black or African American51.1%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

194 of the school's 445 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Southwest Calloway Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 KY-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.

School district: Calloway County

Southwest Calloway Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Calloway County, based in Murray, Kentucky. The district serves 3,020 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Southwest Calloway Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 378 students per school.

3,020
District students
8
Schools
198
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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