Prairie Vista Elementary School

Prairie Vista Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Granger, Indiana, run under Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. The school instructs 513 students in grades K through 5.

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 11,329 students. Prairie Vista Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Prairie Vista Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. Compared to St. Joseph County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Prairie Vista Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Joseph County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie Vista Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 83.8%, a residual of +23.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate median household income runs about $66,868, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), Prairie Vista Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Swanson Traditional School, around 2.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie Vista Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

Prairie Vista Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Prairie Vista Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 513). White enrollment moved from 78% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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