Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACHECO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062928004523
Prairie Elementary
20981 Dersch Rd., Anderson, CA 96007 · (530) 365-1801 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
192 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Prairie Elementary→Pacheco Elementary
Based on grade levels within Pacheco Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.0pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.9% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 18.9% |
| Math | 20.3% | 28.4% | 27.0% | 24.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 70.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.1% | 39.2% |
| 2020-21 | 54.8% | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 42.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.5% | 45.1% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 31.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 50.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Prairie Elementary
Prairie Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Elementary this school | 332 | 57.8% | 49.3% |
| Pinewood Elementary Pollock Pines | 339 | 54.9% | 36.0% |
| Burney Elementary Burney | 349 | 61.6% | 27.6% |
| Quincy Elementary Quincy | 342 | 54.7% | 29.1% |
| Camino Elementary Camino | 375 | 56.0% | 43.8% |
| Bella Vista Elementary Bella Vista | 343 | 63.6% | 42.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Prairie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,763 of 5,151 | #6 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,677 of 5,172 ▼ 109 | #6 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,036 of 5,172 ▼ 89 | #9 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #379 of 5,116 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #4,462 of 5,915 | #16 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,351 of 5,352 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,533 of 5,354 | #19 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #3,574 of 5,625 | #23 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #478 of 1,139 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
+61 (+23%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 16 | 20.8:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 16 | 20.0:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 52% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 58% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 13 | 23.3:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | N/A | N/A | 57% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 43% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 13 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (299 to 332); teachers up 14% (14 to 16).
About Prairie Elementary
At 20981 Dersch Rd. in Anderson, California, Prairie Elementary operates as a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 332 students in kindergarten through 3. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 29% below that mark.
Prairie Elementary is part of Pacheco Union Elementary, where 2 schools serve 711 students.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Prairie Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Shasta County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Prairie Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.8:1. The school's 20.8:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. That is in line with the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County.
Prairie Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% for Prairie Elementary. The school posts 49.3%, 3.6 points above the prediction.
In Shasta County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,636 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Shasta County number 95, with about 26,639 students.
About 1.8 miles separate Prairie Elementary from the closest public school, Meadow Lane Elementary. The five-mile area around Prairie Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Prairie Elementary ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.3% against a local average of 34.3%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 23% over 4 years, reaching 332 in 2024-25. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson
- Anderson HighHigh · 562 students
- Tree of Life International CharterElementary · 402 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 398 students
- Anderson MiddleMiddle · 341 students
- Anderson Heights ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryMiddle · 242 students
Other Prairie Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Prairie Elementary. Prairie Elementary is the 11th largest of the 15.
- Prairie ElementarySacramento, CA · 858 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYWORTHINGTON, MN · 690 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolLafayette, LA · 663 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 515 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolOrland Park, IL · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Lane Elementary1.8 mi · 398
- Northern Summit Academy Shasta2.3 mi · 215
- Anderson New Technology High2.3 mi · 102
- Anderson Middle2.8 mi · 341
- Anderson High2.9 mi · 562
- North State Aspire Academy3.1 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie ElementaryHow large is Prairie Elementary?
Prairie Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Prairie Elementary serve?
Prairie Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary is approximately 20.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Elementary?
At Prairie Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Elementary?
Prairie Elementary is overseen by Pacheco Union Elementary in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.