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Wolf Branch Elementary School
Wolf Branch Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wolf Branch SD 113, serving grades PK - 4 in Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois. In the 2025 Illinois Report Card (2024-25 school year), the Illinois State Board of Education designated it Exemplary.
State designation, last three report cards
- 2023Commendable
- 2024Exemplary
- 2025Exemplary
What Exemplary means: Performance in the top 10 percent of Illinois schools on the state's accountability index, with no student group performing at or below the level of the lowest 5 percent of schools.
How it compares with other St. Clair County elementary schools
| Measure | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELA proficiency | 75.8% | 48.6%42 schools | +27.1 pts |
| Math proficiency | 76.9% | 36.2%42 schools | +40.7 pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 7.0% | 23.6%47 schools | -16.6 pts |
| Average class size | 19.2 | 21.148 schools | -1.9 |
| Low-income enrollment | 22.0% | 65.7%47 schools | -43.7 pts |
Median of other elementary schools in St. Clair County with reported data, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. Proficiency is from the 2024-25 state tests. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2025, so these percentages cannot be compared with earlier years.
What stands out
- Math proficiency is 40.7 points above the median for other St. Clair County elementary schools (36.2%). A relative strength.
- ELA proficiency is 27.1 points above the median for other St. Clair County elementary schools (48.6%). A relative strength.
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- Confirm the attendance boundary for the exact address with Wolf Branch SD 113. Boundaries change, and a listing's school field is not a guarantee.
- Visit. A designation summarizes test results, growth and attendance. It does not describe a classroom.
- Read the full report card for student-group results, growth and staffing.
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Other schools in Wolf Branch SD 113
- Wolf Branch Middle School Commendable
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Wolf Branch Elementary School
- ISBE Report Card Public Data Sets, 2023, 2024 and 2025, retrieved 2026-10-06
- ISBE 2025 Report Card Glossary (designation definitions)
This page reports state-published data. It is not a rating or recommendation by Single Tree Team.
