Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Chester Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Southern Wells Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

9120 S 300 W, Poneto, IN 46781 · (765) 728-2121 · Part of Southern Wells Community Schools

Chester Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Southern Wells Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chester Township kids: Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School

On the path

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

PK–6Southern Wells Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Southern Wells Jr-Sr High Schoolin Poneto

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9120 S 300 W, Poneto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten56
Grade 160
Grade 263
Grade 358
Grade 476
Grade 579
Grade 671
Enrollment over time
423’20
456’21
509’22
499’23
496’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 4%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southern Wells Elementary School from Chester Township families.

Other schools in Southern Wells Community Schools

The district →
Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Poneto
B
384 students13:1

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 Indiana’s other public schools; Chester Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.