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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOSHEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180393002180
Prairie View Elementary School
1730 Regent St, Goshen, IN 46526 · (574) 534-4710 · Elkhart County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
299 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Prairie View Elementary School→Goshen Intermediate School→Goshen Junior High School→Goshen High School
Based on grade levels within Goshen Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Prairie View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #539 of 983 | #18 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #454 of 986 | #18 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #523 of 986 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #573 of 1,079 | #20 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #92 of 991 | #2 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #335 of 996 | #16 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #122 of 1,058 | #3 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #150 of 597 | #9 of 28 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 415 | 34.2 | 12.2:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 35.7 | 11.7:1 | 64% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 37.4 | 10.3:1 | 65% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 26.3 | 20.1:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 62% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 62% (293) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary School.
About Prairie View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Goshen, Indiana. It educates 415 students in pre-K through 4.
Across its 10 schools, Goshen Community Schools enrolls 6,242 students. Prairie View Elementary School is one of those schools.
Prairie View Elementary School's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. Other groups include 39% White and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Elkhart County residents are about 20% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The count of teachers at Prairie View Elementary School is 34.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.2:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The school counts 299 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%. On average, public schools in Elkhart County report 51%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 39.0%, is 14.5 points above the 24.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Indiana schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Elkhart County show that median household income is about $68,561, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Prairie View Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County, which together enroll about 33,574 students.
The nearest other public school, Waterford Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairie View Elementary School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prairie View Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Prairie View Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 415 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 460. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.4:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Prairie View Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goshen Community Schools
- Goshen High SchoolHigh · 1,717 students
- Goshen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Goshen Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Model Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- West Goshen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Goshen
- Goshen High SchoolHigh · 1,717 students
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Goshen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Goshen Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Model Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Waterford Elementary School0.9 mi · 400
- Parkside Elementary School2.0 mi · 334
- Goshen High School2.5 mi · 1,717
- Goshen Junior High School2.6 mi · 927
- Chandler Innovation Academy2.6 mi · 357
- New Paris Elementary School2.8 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Prairie View Elementary School serve?
Prairie View Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary School.
How diverse is Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Prairie View Elementary School public or private?
Prairie View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goshen Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.