PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy elementary campus in COTTONWOOD, Idaho, part of COTTONWOOD JOINT DISTRICT, instructs 222 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

COTTONWOOD JOINT DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 426 students. PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Idaho County (around 44%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Idaho County put median household earnings sit near $66,325, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Idaho County (combined enrollment of about 1,647 students).

The closest other public school is PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 2.8 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 4%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.