Southern Wells Elementary School
9120 South 300 West Poneto IN, 46781, Wells County Phone: 765-728-2121 Ranking:  (381 out of 1,449, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Southern Wells Community Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 427 | 439 | 410 | 407 | 388 | 383 | 364 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 14.5% | 65 | 14.8% | 63 | 15.4% | 52 | 12.8% | 61 | 15.7% | 50 | 13.1% | 43 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 15.5% | 65 | 14.8% | 57 | 13.9% | 63 | 15.5% | 50 | 12.9% | 50 | 13.1% | 66 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 15.0% | 59 | 13.4% | 56 | 13.7% | 52 | 12.8% | 50 | 12.9% | 63 | 16.4% | 41 | 11.3% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 14.3% | 58 | 13.2% | 52 | 12.7% | 50 | 12.3% | 62 | 16.0% | 42 | 11.0% | 61 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 14.1% | 55 | 12.5% | 56 | 13.7% | 69 | 17.0% | 43 | 11.1% | 69 | 18.0% | 48 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 13.1% | 57 | 13.0% | 73 | 17.8% | 46 | 11.3% | 69 | 17.8% | 51 | 13.3% | 50 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 58 | 13.6% | 80 | 18.2% | 53 | 12.9% | 75 | 18.4% | 53 | 13.7% | 58 | 15.1% | 55 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 220 | 51.5% | 221 | 50.3% | 205 | 50.0% | 201 | 49.4% | 191 | 49.2% | 184 | 48.0% | 173 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 207 | 48.5% | 218 | 49.7% | 205 | 50.0% | 206 | 50.6% | 186 | 47.9% | 187 | 48.8% | 182 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 422 | 98.8% | 432 | 98.4% | 403 | 98.3% | 404 | 99.3% | 384 | 99.0% | 378 | 98.7% | 359 | 98.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 30.2% | 126 | 28.7% | 116 | 28.3% | 119 | 29.2% | 103 | 26.5% | 94 | 24.5% | 60 | 16.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.3% | 17 | 3.9% | 30 | 7.3% | 14 | 3.4% | 25 | 6.4% | 12 | 3.1% | 22 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.42 | 16.26 | 15.77 | 21.55 | 17.98 | 15.90 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 64% |
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* Southern Wells Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.