Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 28·NCES 080450006304
Prairie Heights Elementary School
7930 INDIAN VILLAGE HEIGHTS, FOUNTAIN, CO 80817 · (719) 382-1260 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
89 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Heights Elementary School→Hanover Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Hanover School District 28. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | N/A |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Heights Elementary School
Prairie Heights Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Heights Elementary School this school | 130 | 68.5% | 21.2% |
| Midland Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 129 | 70.5% | 27.1% |
| Crowley County Elementary K-6 ORDWAY | 156 | 69.9% | 23.6% |
| Julesburg Elementary School JULESBURG | 108 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Taylor Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 152 | 75.7% | 38.7% |
| Wiley Elementary School WILEY | 155 | 59.4% | 48.1% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #747 of 931 | #113 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #857 of 940 | #121 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #739 of 946 ▲ 155 | #107 of 127 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #970 of 1,056 | #132 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #281 of 983 | #32 of 134 |
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
130
+13 (+11%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 29.3:1
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 | 130 | 8.3 | 15.6:1 | 68% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 8.9 | 15.1:1 | 71% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 7.1 | 18.6:1 | 57% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 4 | 29.3:1 | 62% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 9.6 | 14.0:1 | 71% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 80% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 84% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (135 to 130); teachers down 14% (9.6 to 8.3).
About Prairie Heights Elementary School
Prairie Heights Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, located in FOUNTAIN. The school's enrollment of 130 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Prairie Heights Elementary School is run by Hanover School District 28, whose 2 schools enroll 264 students.
White students are the largest group at Prairie Heights Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. Next come 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Heights Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Prairie Heights Elementary School employs 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. Prairie Heights Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 68%. The 42% average for public schools in El Paso County is 26 points lower.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Prairie Heights Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.2%.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie Heights Elementary School is among the 245 public schools in El Paso County.
The school nearest to Prairie Heights Elementary School is Jordahl Elementary School, at a distance of about 9.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prairie Heights Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Prairie Heights Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 117 to 130 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 29.3:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover School District 28
- Hanover Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 134 students
- Hanover Online AcademyHigh
Other schools in FOUNTAIN
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Janitell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Jordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Aragon Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Other Prairie Heights Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Prairie Heights Elementary. Prairie Heights Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolLaGrange, IN · 537 students
- Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 403 students
- Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolAlta Vista, KS · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Jordahl Elementary School9.5 mi · 524
- Fountain-Fort Carson High School9.7 mi · 1,974
- Conrad Early Learning Center9.9 mi · 228
- Aragon Elementary School10.3 mi · 358
- Fountain Middle School10.6 mi · 1,051
- Eagleside Elementary School10.8 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Heights Elementary School?
Prairie Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades PK-05.
Is Prairie Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Prairie Heights Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prairie Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairie Heights Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Heights Elementary School in?
Prairie Heights Elementary School is part of Hanover School District 28.
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