Prairie Elementary

As a small elementary-level community in Anderson, California, Prairie Elementary enrolls 332 students from grades K through 3, part of Pacheco Union Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Prairie Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Pacheco Union Elementary, a district that works with 711 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Prairie Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prairie Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of +4.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Shasta County shows median household earnings sit near $72,636, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Shasta County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), of which Prairie Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Meadow Lane Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Prairie Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Prairie Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 332). The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 65% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.