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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876002341
Prairie Vista Elementary School
15400 Brick Rd, Granger, IN 46530 · (574) 271-0055 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
108 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
82.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 23 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 →
Schools most like Prairie Vista Elementary School
Prairie Vista Elementary School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Vista Elementary School this school | 513 | 21.1% | 83.8% |
| Aboite Elementary School Fort Wayne | 497 | 19.9% | 75.8% |
| Aspen Meadow Elementary School Fort Wayne | 600 | 23.5% | 49.4% |
| Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch Granger | 471 | 18.7% | 66.3% |
| Binford Elementary School Bloomington | 507 | 20.7% | 65.1% |
| Hickory Center Elementary School Fort Wayne | 453 | 26.3% | 47.0% |
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 Prairie Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #4 of 983 | #1 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #21 of 986 | #2 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #5 of 986 | #2 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #348 of 1,079 | #9 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #813 of 991 | #30 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #460 of 996 | #28 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #988 of 1,058 | #37 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #352 of 353 | #12 of 12 |
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
513
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 513 | 29.6 | 17.3:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 27.8 | 17.9:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 25.8 | 19.8:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 27 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Vista Elementary School.
About Prairie Vista Elementary School
Prairie Vista Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Granger, Indiana, administered by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. The school serves 513 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp enrolls 11,329 students in 15 schools, including Prairie Vista Elementary School.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Prairie Vista Elementary School combined. The school is also 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is close to the 71% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Vista Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Prairie Vista Elementary School counts 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 46%.
Prairie Vista Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Prairie Vista Elementary School does better than predicted by 23.2 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.8%; the prediction is 60.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Joseph County, median household income is about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Prairie Vista Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in St. Joseph County, which together enroll about 35,614 students.
Swanson Traditional School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 83.8% is above the 41.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 511 in 2020-21 and 513 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in Granger
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary SchElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Swanson Traditional School2.5 mi · 399
- Northpoint Elementary School2.5 mi · 577
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch2.6 mi · 471
- Walt Disney Elementary School2.8 mi · 512
- Paramount School of Excellence South Bend3.0 mi · 476
- Darden Elementary School3.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Vista Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Vista Elementary School?
Prairie Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-05.
Is Prairie Vista Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Vista Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Vista Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Vista Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Prairie Vista Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairie Vista Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Vista Elementary School in?
Prairie Vista Elementary School is part of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.