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Southwest Calloway Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Calloway Elementary School serves 399 students in grades K–5 in Calloway County, near Murray, Kentucky. The school’s results are above state averages in every reported subject, though performance varies by subject. The most important takeaway is that it combines strong overall results with a clear area to watch: fifth-grade writing.

Science and mathematics are standout strengths compared with the Calloway County district, the state, and nearby schools. In fourth-grade science, Southwest scored 68%, versus 50% for the district, 40% for the state, and 47% for the nearby-school average; it also scored higher than the next-best nearby result, 66% at Graves County Central Elementary. Mathematics averaged 72% across grades 3–5, compared with 57% for the district, 43% for the state, and 56% nearby. Writing is the clearest weakness: fifth-grade students scored 43%, below the district’s 52% and nearby average of 57%, though above the state’s 35%. This was the lowest nearby result among schools with reported writing scores.

Results have improved in reading, mathematics, and science since 2022–23: reading rose from 63% to 72%, mathematics from 66% to 72%, and fourth-grade science from 53% to 68%. By contrast, fifth-grade writing fell from 64% to 43%, and Editing and Mechanics declined from 83% to 60%; these year-to-year results reflect different student cohorts. SchoolDigger ranks Southwest 52nd of 684 Kentucky schools, in the 92nd percentile and at five stars for 2025–26. Its student-teacher ratio was 15.0 in 2024–25, and 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for how well the school serves students receiving special education was 84th in 2025–26, up from 45th the previous year, compared with the school’s overall 92nd percentile.

399

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,093

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3426 Wiswell Rd
Murray, KY 42071

(270) 762-7345

District: Calloway County

Students who attend Southwest Calloway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Calloway County Middle School
High:	Calloway County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Kentucky elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg57%

Kentucky avg44%

52^nd of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Calloway County

17^th of 158Calloway County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	52 of 684	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	51 of 685	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	77 of 685	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	49 of 687	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	48 of 684	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	62 of 517	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	91 of 700	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	97 of 691	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	91 of 694	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	43 of 690	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	22 of 698	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	77.9	92 of 705	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	172 of 719	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	134 of 713	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	105 of 688	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	98 of 683	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	64 of 658	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	65 of 651	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	70.1	169 of 638	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	76 of 657	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	52 of 648	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	86 of 644	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	25 of 639	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	51 of 641	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	27 of 312	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	97 of 671	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	92 of 663	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	88 of 674	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	91.4	27 of 672	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	59 of 665	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	71 of 670	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	41 of 667	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	58 of 275	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	125 of 664	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	134 of 631	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	32 of 651	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	23 of 653	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	57 of 652	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	71 of 652	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	57 of 657	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	42 of 325	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	115 of 676	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	49 of 314	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	41.7	167 of 306	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	72 of 279	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	115 of 257	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	108 of 661	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	57 of 650	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	53 of 659	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	117 of 659	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	74 of 658	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	68 of 656	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	100 of 592	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	87 of 593	85.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+29 vs state

Reading72%+22 vs state

Science68%+28 vs state

Editing and Mechanics60%+12 vs state

Social Studies57%+19 vs state

Writing43%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	3426 Wiswell Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7345	399	27	15.0	51.9%	347 (87.0%)	7 (1.8%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	88	52^nd of 684 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.1	51^st of 685 public elementary schools	92.6%	1	77.0	70.0	70.0		77.0	68.0	70.0		68.0	43.0	57.0	60.0	$17,093	$1,124	$12,640
Murray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	111 Broach Ave	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5022	589	41	14.5	48.2%	442 (75.0%)	31 (5.3%)	44 (7.5%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.3%)								(n/a)	68.0				76.0
North Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	2928 Brinn Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7335	596	41	14.6	63.8%	460 (77.2%)	24 (4.0%)	67 (11.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	69.1	179^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.8%		73.3	152^nd of 685 public elementary schools	77.8%	27	53.0	43.0	61.0		60.0	48.0	67.0		39.0	44.0	58.0	65.0	$16,414	$1,677	$11,398
East Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1169 Pottertown Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7325	310	22	14.3	65.5%	268 (86.5%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	59.5	248^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.3	248^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.0	34.0	37.0		48.0	51.0	58.0		45.0	77.0	30.0	74.0	$18,312	$1,800	$13,182
Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7730 State Rt 121 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4830	288	21	13.4	61.1%	254 (88.2%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	96	6^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.9	13^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.1%	7	78.0	80.0	57.0	71.0	92.0		89.0			78.0	76.0		$16,207	$787	$15,420
Sedalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 St. Rt 97	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4850	376	24	15.8	58.5%	311 (82.7%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	73	148^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.4%		74.7	136^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.1%	12	56.0	75.0	43.0	70.0	67.0	72.0	52.0	80.0		48.0	37.0	43.0	$14,785	$821	$13,964
South Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Sid Darnell Road	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-1581	241	20	12.0	72.6%	229 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	71.7	161^st of 684 public elementary schools	76.5%		44.4	385^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.8%	224	67.0	63.0	57.0		47.0	43.0	77.0		40.0	45.0	48.0	84.0
Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1004 Backusburg Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-8696	987	57	17.3	71.0%	396 (40.1%)	105 (10.6%)	362 (36.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (11.7%)	46.7	369^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.1%		40.8	420^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.7%	51	46.0	40.0			55.0	43.0			37.0				$17,820	$21,391	$25,876
Benton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W 11th St	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3373	528	33	15.9	62.3%	478 (90.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	58.6	256^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.6%		61.5	241^st of 685 public elementary schools	64.8%	15	61.0	55.0	28.0		55.0	62.0	55.0		47.0	37.0	33.0	48.0
Graves County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2262 State Rt 121 N	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4901	480	34	14.0	61.7%	365 (76.0%)	7 (1.5%)	65 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	90.8	38^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.4%		92.2	25^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.4%	13	50.0	71.0	63.0	76.0	68.0	83.0	75.0	87.0	66.0	69.0	63.0	63.0	$15,888	$1,142	$14,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Calloway Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southwest Calloway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Calloway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calloway County Middle School
High : Calloway County High School

What district is Southwest Calloway Elementary School in?

Calloway County

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Calloway Elementary School?

Students at Southwest Calloway Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Southwest Calloway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Southwest Calloway Elementary School.

Is Southwest Calloway Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Southwest Calloway Elementary School ranks in the top 7.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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