Prairie City Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Prairie City, Iowa
Prairie City Elementary School in Prairie City, Iowa enrolled 240 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
320 students in 2022-23, 312 students in 2023-24, 240 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.9 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 320 | 21.9 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 24.0 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 240 | 17.0 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 220 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie City Elementary School enrolled 220 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 220 of the 220 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.1% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 1.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- White92.1%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian1.3%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Prairie City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 75‑79% | 79% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 85‑89% | 65% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Prairie City Elementary School
- Runnells ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 8.2 miles away: 260 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 380 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Prairie City Elementary School with Runnells ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much PCM Comm School District spends per student$11,871 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,871
- The largest public schools in IowaPrairie City Elementary School is the number 480 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#480 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Prairie City Elementary School
How many students attend Prairie City Elementary School?
240 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 320 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairie City, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie City Elementary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Prairie City Elementary School a Title I school?
Prairie City Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Prairie City Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Prairie City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Prairie City Elementary School in?
PCM Comm School District, NCES district ID 1999017. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 199901702062 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.