Prairie Heights Elementary School

Set in LaGrange, Indiana, Prairie Heights Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp. It works with 537 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Prairie Heights Elementary School sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,346 students; Prairie Heights Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Heights Elementary School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to LaGrange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Prairie Heights Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prairie Heights Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 41.5%.

Across the wider county, LaGrange County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,487, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie Heights Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in LaGrange County (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Heights Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prairie Heights Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.6%.

Prairie Heights Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 18%: 456 students in 2018 compared to 537 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Prairie Heights Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.