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Which teacher or staff member at Prairie View High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,809
High
DISTRICT 987 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258002003
Prairie View High School
12909 E 120TH AVE, HENDERSON, CO 80640 · (303) 655-8800 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
978 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 461 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 412 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 487 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 449 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Prairie View High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #201 of 231 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,809 | #33 of 409 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #203 of 250 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #45 of 250 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #135 of 320 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #59 of 139 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,809
+113 (+7%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,541
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 1,809 | 87.3 | 20.7:1 | 54% (978) |
| 2023-24 | 1,805 | 82.8 | 21.8:1 | 52% (941) |
| 2022-23 | 1,821 | 75.8 | 24.0:1 | 36% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 1,696 | 76 | 22.3:1 | 25% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 2,138 | 82.6 | 25.9:1 | 35% (742) |
| 2015-16 | 1,907 | 83 | 23.0:1 | 32% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 1,541 | 66 | 23.4:1 | 33% (513) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View High School.
About Prairie View High School
Prairie View High School is a large high school with an address in HENDERSON, Colorado. There are 1,809 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 189% larger than the average for high schools in Colorado.
Enrollment across the 33 schools in School District 27J totals 24,044 students.
At Prairie View High School, 58% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 28% White, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prairie View High School scores 58%.
Prairie View High School has 87.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.7:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 3.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at Prairie View High School. On average, public schools in Adams County report 62%.
Prairie View High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.9%. The school's actual rate is 12.1%, 21.9 points lower.
Adams County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Prairie View High School shares Adams County with 170 other public schools.
Prairie View Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Prairie View High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Prairie View High School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Prairie View High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 1,809 in 2024-25. The ratio was 22.3:1 in 2020-21 and 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
Prairie View High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
Other schools in HENDERSON
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- John W Thimmig Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Belle Creek Charter SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View Middle School0.4 mi · 679
- Henderson Elementary School0.5 mi · 357
- John W Thimmig Elementary School1.0 mi · 531
- Turnberry Elementary1.8 mi · 742
- Belle Creek Charter School2.7 mi · 519
- Riverdale Ridge High School2.8 mi · 1,784
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View High SchoolHow large is Prairie View High School?
Prairie View High School enrolls approximately 1,809 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Prairie View High School serve?
Prairie View High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View High School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Prairie View High School.
How diverse is Prairie View High School?
Prairie View High School reports a student body of 28% White, 58% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie View High School?
Prairie View High School is overseen by School District 27J in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.