Prairie Crossing Elementary School

Located at 2758 S 400 E, in Oxford, Indiana, Prairie Crossing Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that instructs 564 students (grades K through 6), part of Benton Community School Corp. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Prairie Crossing Elementary School sits 29% above that benchmark.

Benton Community School Corp comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,601 students; Prairie Crossing Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Crossing Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, On paper, Prairie Crossing Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Benton County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prairie Crossing Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.2%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of +7.7 points.

In the area at large, Benton County reports that median household income runs about $65,875, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Benton County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,601 students), of which Prairie Crossing Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Benton Central Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Prairie Crossing Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Prairie Crossing Elementary School's enrollment has grew 22% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 564). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 15% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.