Prairie Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Worthington, Minnesota
Prairie Elementary in Worthington, Minnesota enrolled 690 students in 2024-25 with 58.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 35% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 44.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
712 students in 2022-23, 744 students in 2023-24, 690 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.2 to 58.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 712 | 59.2 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 56.8 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 690 | 58.0 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota 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 655 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie Elementary enrolled 1,147 students and had 1.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.8, one per 655 of the 1,147 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.9% of students were Hispanic, 12.2% White, 8.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic69.9%
- White12.2%
- Asian8.3%
- Black6.1%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Pacific Islander1.3%
- American Indian0.1%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at Prairie Elementary scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 35% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 29% | 36% | 51.1% |
| Math | 35% | 27% | 44.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Worthington
2 public elementary schools in Worthington report 2024-25 enrollment; Prairie Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate School | 705 | 13.9 | 52.1% |
| Prairie Elementary | 690 | 11.9 | 54.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prairie Elementary
- Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 705 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Round Lake-Brewster ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 377 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Prairie Elementary with Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Worthington Independent School District 518 spends per student$15,264 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,264
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaPrairie Elementary is the number 87 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#87 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- 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 Elementary
How many students attend Prairie Elementary?
690 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 712 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Worthington, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Prairie Elementary a Title I school?
Prairie Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Prairie Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Prairie Elementary scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 35% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Prairie Elementary in?
Worthington Independent School District 518, NCES district ID 2744160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 274416001836 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: 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.