South Prairie Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Minot, North Dakota

South Prairie Elementary School in Minot, North Dakota enrolled 411 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. 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, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

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

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

382 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 411 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.5 to 25.5.

Students enrolled at South Prairie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 41102004006002022-233822023-243932024-25411
Students enrolled at South Prairie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 41102004006002022-233822023-243932024-25411
Students enrolled at South Prairie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 41102004006002022-233822023-243932024-25411
Students enrolled at South Prairie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 41102004006002022-233822023-243932024-25411
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338225.515.0
2023-2439325.515.4
2024-2541125.516.1

16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 North Dakota elementary schools

Among the 262 North Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; 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, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 16.1; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 16.1; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 16.1; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 16.1; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 10.6U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Prairie Elementary School enrolled 223 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.3% of students were White, 6.1% Black, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.3%
  2. Black6.1%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. Hispanic3.9%
  5. American Indian1.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. Asian0.2%

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 South Prairie Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, 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 districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2252%49%43.8%
Math, 2022-2342%41% (2021-22)38.9%

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 Minot

13 public elementary schools in Minot report 2024-25 enrollment; South Prairie Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John Hoeven Elementary School50416.927.4%
Edison Elementary School46112.820.6%
Longfellow Elementary School43513.826.7%
Lewis and Clark Elementary School41813.125.8%
South Prairie Elementary School41116.116.5%
Perkett Elementary School39415.022.6%
Washington Elementary School33612.754.5%
Sunnyside Elementary School30712.674.6%

All public schools in Minot →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Prairie Elementary School

  1. John Hoeven Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 504 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Edison Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 461 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare South Prairie Elementary School with John Hoeven Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Prairie School District spends per student$12,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,756
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaSouth Prairie Elementary School is the number 40 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 269
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.16.1:1
  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 South Prairie Elementary School

  1. How many students attend South Prairie Elementary School?
    411 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 382 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Minot, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Prairie Elementary School?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Prairie Elementary School a Title I school?
    South Prairie Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Prairie Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Prairie Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota'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 South Prairie Elementary School in?
    South Prairie School District, NCES district ID 3817170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381717000594 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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