Southwest Elementary School
915 Gay St
Howell MI, 48843, Livingston County
Phone: 517-548-6288
Ranking: 
(514 out of 2,213, top 23%)*
(514 out of 2,213, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Howell Public 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: | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 502 | 500 | 497 | 521 | 567 | 549 | 552 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 16.7% | 67 | 13.4% | 75 | 15.1% | 75 | 14.4% | 97 | 17.1% | 81 | 14.8% | 83 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 14.3% | 84 | 16.8% | 87 | 17.5% | 93 | 17.9% | 92 | 16.2% | 99 | 18.0% | 80 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 17.3% | 88 | 17.6% | 91 | 18.3% | 87 | 16.7% | 96 | 16.9% | 84 | 15.3% | 98 | 17.8% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 17.5% | 87 | 17.4% | 82 | 16.5% | 93 | 17.9% | 82 | 14.5% | 96 | 17.5% | 95 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 18.1% | 85 | 17.0% | 85 | 17.1% | 83 | 15.9% | 101 | 17.8% | 100 | 18.2% | 90 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 15.9% | 89 | 17.8% | 77 | 15.5% | 90 | 17.3% | 99 | 17.5% | 89 | 16.2% | 106 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 55.0% | 287 | 57.4% | 273 | 54.9% | 287 | 55.1% | 305 | 53.8% | 294 | 53.6% | 299 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 226 | 45.0% | 213 | 42.6% | 224 | 45.1% | 234 | 44.9% | 254 | 44.8% | 247 | 45.0% | 249 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 7.2% | 37 | 7.4% | 33 | 6.6% | 32 | 6.1% | 32 | 5.6% | 24 | 4.4% | 20 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
| White: | 437 | 87.1% | 432 | 86.4% | 440 | 88.5% | 462 | 88.7% | 509 | 89.8% | 502 | 91.4% | 508 | 92.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 32.1% | 149 | 29.8% | 165 | 33.2% | 157 | 30.1% | 168 | 29.6% | 118 | 21.5% | 113 | 20.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.6% | 16 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.5% | 31 | 5.5% | 35 | 6.4% | 29 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.08 | 18.18 | 17.75 | 16.81 | 16.93 | 15.50 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 96.7% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.7% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 48.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 48.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.2% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90.4% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 71.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 78.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 57% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.8% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 90.8% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.3% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 93.8% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 96.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.8% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 60.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.5% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.8% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 82.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 56.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.6% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90.6% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.7% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 90.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 92.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69.4% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 93.3% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 88.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.9% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 81.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.1% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92.1% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 18.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 20.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 76.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.9% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 73.5% | 63.4% |
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* Southwest 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.