Prairie Seeds El School Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Prairie Seeds El School Academy in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota enrolled 359 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

356 students in 2022-23, 357 students in 2023-24, 359 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Prairie Seeds El School Academy by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233562023-243572024-25359
Students enrolled at Prairie Seeds El School Academy by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233562023-243572024-25359
Students enrolled at Prairie Seeds El School Academy by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233562023-243572024-25359
Students enrolled at Prairie Seeds El School Academy by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233562023-243572024-25359
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335625.014.3
2023-2435725.314.1
2024-2535926.013.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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 373 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie Seeds El School Academy enrolled 373 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 373 of the 373 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent1.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.9% of students were Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Asian91.9%
  2. Hispanic4.5%
  3. Black2.5%
  4. Two or more races1.1%

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 and 2022-23

The students tested at Prairie Seeds El School Academy scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%23%51.1%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%18% (2021-22)45.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Brooklyn Park

17 public elementary schools in Brooklyn Park report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Athlos Leadership Academy80718.362.3%
Edinbrook Elementary70114.551.1%
Woodland Elementary60915.235.1%
Monroe Elementary School - MSE55314.838.5%
Excell Academy Charter54815.977.6%
Palmer Lake Elementary49312.750.5%
Birch Grove School for the Arts46012.857.2%
Fair Oaks Elementary39611.661.9%

All public schools in Brooklyn Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Prairie Seeds El School Academy

  1. Meadow Lake ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 488 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Excell Academy CharterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 548 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Prairie Seeds El School Academy with Meadow Lake ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prairie Seeds Academy spends per student$16,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,093
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaPrairie Seeds El School Academy is the number 549 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#549 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  7. 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 Seeds El School Academy

  1. How many students attend Prairie Seeds El School Academy?
    359 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 356 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn Park, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Seeds El School Academy?
    13.8 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.
  3. Is Prairie Seeds El School Academy a Title I school?
    Prairie Seeds El School Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Prairie Seeds El School Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Prairie Seeds El School Academy scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Prairie Seeds El School Academy in?
    Prairie Seeds Academy, NCES district ID 2700240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270024003340 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.

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