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Southwest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1210^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Lebanon School District, which is ranked 511 out of 606 districts in the state.

Southwest Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in both Math and English Language Arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide, and just 30% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 48.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade PSSA Math, with only 14.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 44% statewide.

While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, its academic performance remains significantly below that of nearby schools in the Cornwall-Lebanon School District, such as South Lebanon Elementary and Cornwall Elementary, which often have proficiency rates exceeding 50% in both Math and English Language Arts. Addressing the challenges faced by Southwest Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

390

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,755

Per pupil spending ?

106.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Woodland St
Lebanon, PA 17042-6563

(717) 273-9391

District: Lebanon School District

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lebanon Intermediate School
High:	Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

17.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,210^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lebanon School District

511^th of 606Lebanon School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1210 of 1511	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1050 of 1526	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1127 of 1534	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1141 of 1534	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1120 of 1433	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1277 of 1544	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1296 of 1530	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	1317 of 1547	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1354 of 1554	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	1221 of 1474	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	1244 of 1467	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	1254 of 1519	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1320 of 1599	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	1429 of 1597	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	1210 of 1579	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	1334 of 1549	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	1100 of 1551	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	1096 of 1555	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1219 of 1545	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.7	613 of 1299	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.4	958 of 1308	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.4	912 of 1302	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	571 of 1043	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	180 of 207	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.5	48 of 200	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	79 of 196	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1207 of 1466	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1037 of 1488	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	239 of 429	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	161 of 454	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	195 of 432	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1105 of 1369	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	795 of 1432	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	954 of 1414	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1147 of 1475	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1021 of 1495	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	914 of 1236	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2023)45th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

Math24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	390	27	14.6	106.2%	70 (17.9%)	10 (2.6%)	291 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	19.6	1210^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.4	1050^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.2%	160	33.9	24.1	14.1	24.0	38.6	32.2	19.3	30.0	$13,755	$1,323	$12,433
Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Chestnut St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	555	40	14.0	103.1%	80 (14.4%)	23 (4.1%)	428 (77.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	15.9	1264^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.8	1277^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.3%	13	30.3	22.7	15.0	22.5	31.6	25.0	22.6	26.2	$14,254	$1,726	$12,529
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	557	44	12.6	104.7%	81 (14.5%)	8 (1.4%)	445 (79.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	6.6	1431^st of 1511 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.3	1459^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.4%	28	18.6	15.5	4.0	12.5	18.6	16.9	6.7	13.8	$15,397	$2,244	$13,153
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	26.2	1125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.3	1124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.3%	1	47.1	36.7	13.9	32.0	27.9	41.0	26.4	31.4	$13,154	$1,306	$11,848
Houck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E Lehman St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	348	22	15.8	106.3%	70 (20.1%)	14 (4.0%)	248 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	46.7	871^st of 1511 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.2	1028^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.6%	157	58.7	54.0	6.6	40.4	54.3	65.3	11.1	44.3	$15,189	$1,900	$13,289
Cleona Elementary School	Public	K-2	50 E Walnut St	Cleona	17042	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7640	302	22	13.8	51.3%	212 (70.2%)	5 (1.7%)	61 (20.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)									$22,185	$842	$21,343
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Colonial Cir	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 272-1969	500	37	13.5	56.6%	303 (60.6%)	15 (3.0%)	145 (29.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	57.3	705^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.3%		53	825^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.9%	120	56.2	57.2	40.5	51.0	56.1	47.3	47.7	50.6	$17,042	$1,267	$15,775
South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 S 5th Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-4546	554	40	14.0	44.9%	337 (60.8%)	22 (4.0%)	156 (28.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	65.8	561^st of 1511 public elementary schools	62.9%		70.1	492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.8%	69	53.7	58.4	50.5	53.9	53.7	68.5	52.3	57.7	$15,749	$460	$15,289
Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Burd Coleman Rd	Cornwall	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-4571	541	37	14.6	37.3%	381 (70.4%)	13 (2.4%)	98 (18.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	75.2	371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.4	343^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	77.5%	28	60.0	70.6	49.5	59.2	63.9	70.6	60.0	64.5	$15,220	$337	$14,884
Union Canal Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Narrows Dr	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 270-7227	386	32	12.2	66.3%	190 (49.2%)	11 (2.8%)	163 (42.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	26.7	1119^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		40.5	1003^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	116	27.2	26.2	37.0	30.2	32.3	31.2	38.4	34.1	$17,522	$1,554	$15,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lebanon Intermediate School
High : Lebanon Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary School?

Students at Southwest Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Southwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Southwest Elementary School.

What district is Southwest Elementary School in?

Lebanon School District

Is Southwest Elementary School a good school?

Southwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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