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Southwest Elem School

Danville, IL · Danville CCSD 118

Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Rural, fringe

1,931st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 8% Declining

14794 Catlin Tilton Rd, Danville, IL 61834

(217)444-3500NCES ID 171179004515Directory 202324

382
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
95%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
31.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Southwest Elem School 1,931st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 52th in 2019 to 8th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4

English Language Arts
Southwest Elem School
19%
IL average
52%
Math
Southwest Elem School
14%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Southwest Elem School IL average
25%50%75%19%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Southwest Elem School IL average
25%50%75%14%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%36%27%26%3%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%46%25%18%0%201920202023no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019) stops before 2023: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 382 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2001, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

8%White44%Black32%Two+15%
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categories changedHispanic 8%White 44%Black 32%Two or more races 15%88%9%20012023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White66.8%44.0% 22.8 pts
Black21.7%32.2% 10.5 pts
Two or more races5.1%14.7% 9.6 pts
Hispanic5.6%8.4% 2.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2001. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $189K in zip 61834 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$46K$91K$137K$182K$173K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Southwest Elem School in?

Southwest Elem School is part of the Danville CCSD 118 district in Danville, Illinois.

Is Southwest Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Southwest Elem School 1,931st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elem School?

White 44%, Black 32%, Two or more races 15%, Hispanic 8% (382 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Southwest Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61834 is $189K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.