Other / mixed grade configuration · Eden Prairie, MN

Prairie View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Prairie View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 271422000737
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Prairie View Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#5 of 8
schools in Eden Prairie · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
students per teacher
34.5%
free-lunch eligible

Prairie View Elementary has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Prairie View Elementary ranks #5 of 8 schools in Eden Prairie, MN.

Enrollment

628

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.3:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

-3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

34.5%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Prairie View Elementary compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Prairie View Elementary

Prairie View Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, enrolling 628 students.

At 15.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Minnesota median, within a few percentage points of the 15.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 34.5% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 628 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Against 416 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #102.

Its student body is led by White (50%) and African American (25%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Eden Prairie Public School District also operates Eden Prairie Senior High (2,844 students) and Central Middle School (1,860 students) alongside Prairie View Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Prairie View Elementary compares

Prairie View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.3:1 ▼ 3% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.5% ▼ 19% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 628 top 16% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
628
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
34.5%
free-lunch eligible - 19% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 57% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
27.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,759
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 49.5%
African American 25.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Asian 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 49.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.0, Prairie View Elementary is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eden Prairie Public School District, which includes Prairie View Elementary.

$14,759
Per student
-3%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.5%
State 54.8%
Federal 6.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Prairie View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Eden Prairie Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Central Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Oak Point Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eden Lake Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Prairie View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Eden Prairie Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Prairie View Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Prairie View Elementary

How many students attend Prairie View Elementary?

Prairie View Elementary has 628 students enrolled. It is a public school in Eden Prairie, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary is 15.3:1, which is 3% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prairie View Elementary?

34.5% of students at Prairie View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prairie View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Prairie View Elementary is White at 49.5% of enrollment, in Eden Prairie, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Prairie View Elementary?

Prairie View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Prairie View Elementary rank among schools in Eden Prairie?

By Resource Investment Index, Prairie View Elementary ranks #5 of 8 schools in Eden Prairie, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Eden Prairie on the city page.

Is Prairie View Elementary a good school?

Prairie View Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Eden Prairie Public School District?

Besides Prairie View Elementary, Eden Prairie Public School District also operates Eden Prairie Senior High (2,844 students), Central Middle School (1,860 students), and Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion (759 students). See the Eden Prairie Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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