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Southwest Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 915 Gay St, Howell, Livingston County, 48843

551
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Howell, Livingston County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howell Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Howell Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Elementary School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
280 (51%)
Female students
271 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.7
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45182%
Hispanic or Latino6311%
Two or more races152.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander142.5%
Asian61.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

211 of the school's 551 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Southwest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-70, state senate district 22, state house district 47.

School district: Howell Public Schools

Southwest Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Howell Public Schools, based in HOWELL, Michigan. The district serves 7,045 students district-wide and employs 375 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Southwest Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 705 students per school.

7,045
District students
10
Schools
375
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
46%
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 - Midsize

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