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Southwest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

715 S Center St, Geneseo, IL 61254 · (309) 945-0652 · Part of Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

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Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Geneseo Township kids: Geneseo Middle School

On the path

Where Geneseo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Southwest Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Geneseo Middle Schoolin Geneseo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

715 S Center St, Geneseo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 163
Grade 248
Grade 365
Grade 459
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
356’20
362’21
364’22
360’23
357’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Elem School from Geneseo Township families.

Other schools in Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

The district →
Northside Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Geneseo
B
334 students16:1
Millikin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Geneseo
B
364 students13:1
Geneseo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Geneseo
C+
573 students14:1
Geneseo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Geneseo
A−
794 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Geneseo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.