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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in South-Western City

This page covers 16 elementary schools in South-Western City. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Richard Avenue Elementary School
Grades KG–04375 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
JC Sommer Elementary School
Grades KG–04565 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
20.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
3
rank
Monterey Elementary School
Grades KG–04426 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Grades KG–04753 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
22.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
5
rank
Darby Woods Elementary School
Grades KG–04527 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
6
rank
Prairie Norton Elementary School
Grades PK–04504 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
7
rank
Alton Hall Elementary School
Grades PK–04512 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
20.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Darbydale Elementary School
Grades KG–04385 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
21.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Bolton Crossing Elementary
Grades PK–04665 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
20.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
Grades KG–04529 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,557/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
19.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,557
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
6 more elementary schools in South-Western City not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
34
Total Schools
52
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
District profileSouth-Western City
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.