State/Public Elementary Open

Southwest Elementary-indianola

๐Ÿ“ 719 e St, Indianola, Red Willow County, 69034

179
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Elementary-indianola is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianola, Red Willow County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tara Fries. It is part of the Southwest Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Tara Fries
School district
Southwest Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Elementary-indianola enrolls 179 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
96 (54%)
Female students
83 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.2
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15587%
Hispanic or Latino2011%
Two or more races42.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

94 of the school's 179 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 27 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

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Southwest Elementary-indianola 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 NE-30, state senate district 44.

School district: SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Southwest Elementary-indianola is one of 2 schools in SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in BARTLEY, Nebraska. The district serves 326 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, Southwest Elementary-indianola is close to the district average of about 163 students per school.

326
District students
2
Schools
34
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
15%
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 - Distant

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