PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY

PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in POST FALLS, Idaho, overseen by POST FALLS DISTRICT, with 349 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within POST FALLS DISTRICT, which oversees 12 schools and 5,779 students, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Kootenai County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Kootenai County's rate of about 34%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kootenai County) shows that median household income runs about $81,861, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kootenai County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), of which PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 349 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.