Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Clay 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+

Swanson Traditional School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

17677 Parker Dr, South Bend, IN 46635 · (574) 393-2700 · Part of South Bend Community School Corporation

Clay Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Indiana school districts

Students
399
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Swanson Traditional School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clay Township kids: Clay International Academy

On the path

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

PK–5Swanson Traditional SchoolYou are here
6–8Clay International Academyin South Bend

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

17677 Parker Dr, South Bend

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten62
Grade 168
Grade 265
Grade 372
Grade 456
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
361’20
384’21
454’22
414’23
399’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Two or more races 14%Black 14%Hispanic 10%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Swanson Traditional School from Clay Township families.

Other schools in South Bend Community School Corporation

The district →

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; Clay Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.