Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209002173
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
2800 W Harlan Dr, Terre Haute, IN 47802 · (812) 462-4236 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
167 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 57% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Prairie Elementary School this school | 336 | 49.7% | 30.9% |
| Country Meadow Elementary School Ashley | 314 | 48.1% | 35.2% |
| Tri Elementary School Straughn | 358 | 49.7% | 30.8% |
| Rosedale Elementary School Rosedale | 318 | 48.4% | 43.6% |
| Webb Elementary School Franklin | 319 | 51.7% | 37.9% |
| Fayette Elementary School West Terre Haute | 307 | 51.8% | 39.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Hoosier Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #699 of 983 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #667 of 986 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #728 of 986 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #752 of 1,079 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #199 of 991 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #786 of 996 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #604 of 1,058 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #594 of 597 | #8 of 8 |
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
336
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 336 | 25.3 | 13.3:1 | 50% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 23.5 | 14.2:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 23.6 | 16.7:1 | 53% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 48% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 46% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 34% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoosier Prairie Elementary School.
About Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Terre Haute, Indiana. It serves 336 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
Vigo County School Corp is the local district for Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. It runs 26 schools with 13,277 students.
The student body at Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is 90% White. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. Among public schools in Vigo County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Indiana, Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.9% actual against a predicted 40.4%.
Vigo County census figures show that the median household income is $52,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in Vigo County, enrolling about 13,416 students in all.
Nearest public school: Dixie Bee Elementary School, about 4.2 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hoosier Prairie Elementary School places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Hoosier Prairie Elementary School enrolled 337; in 2024-25, 336. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Terre Haute
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Dixie Bee Elementary School4.2 mi · 564
- Honey Creek Middle School4.4 mi · 666
- Terre Haute South Vigo High School6.2 mi · 1,544
- Booker T Washington Alt Sch6.3 mi · 62
- Vigo Virtual School Academy6.3 mi · 206
- Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School7.0 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Hoosier Prairie Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoosier Prairie Elementary School?
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hoosier Prairie Elementary School serve?
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hoosier Prairie Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Hoosier Prairie Elementary School.
How diverse is Hoosier Prairie Elementary School?
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoosier Prairie Elementary School?
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School is overseen by Vigo County School Corp in Vigo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.