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Enrollment
846
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLEGE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190786002113
Prairie Creek
8451 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · (319) 848-5310 · Linn County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Iowa public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
289 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 425 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 421 | 50% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within College Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.5% | 64.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 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 Creek
Prairie Creek's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Creek this school | 846 | 34.2% | 67.5% |
| Prairie Point Cedar Rapids | 868 | 37.6% | 69.9% |
| Bettendorf Middle School Bettendorf | 952 | 36.1% | 74.1% |
| North Central Middle School North Liberty | 925 | 27.7% | 76.7% |
| Clear Creek Amana Middle School Tiffin | 702 | 27.6% | 78.5% |
| Southeast Polk Middle School Altoona | 1,112 | 41.0% | 79.0% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Creek ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #168 of 224 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #166 of 224 ▲ 9 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #156 of 224 ▲ 11 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #21 of 246 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #93 of 180 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #60 of 180 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #146 of 237 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #92 of 103 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
846
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 846 | 59.3 | 14.3:1 | 34% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 56.2 | 14.6:1 | 35% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 54.7 | 15.3:1 | 37% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 32% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 50.2 | 17.3:1 | 32% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 31% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 27% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Creek.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (870 to 846); teachers up 18% (50.2 to 59.3).
About Prairie Creek
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Prairie Creek is a high-enrollment middle school. The school enrolls 846 students, from grades 5 through 6. An average school in this group (middle schools in Iowa) has about 400 students.
Across its 10 schools, College Comm School District enrolls 5,792 students. Prairie Creek is one of those schools.
Roughly 69% of students at Prairie Creek are White. Other reported shares: 14% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Linn County's residents are about 84% White, 15 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Prairie Creek counts 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Iowa have 15.2:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Prairie Creek is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 74.9%.
In the county around the school, Linn County, the median household income is $77,649, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Linn County is home to 83 public schools and about 36,480 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Prairie Point is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairie Creek. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Prairie Creek is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 846 students in 2024-25, 40 fewer than the 886 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in College Comm School District
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Prairie Ridge ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Prairie Crest ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Point0.4 mi · 868
- Prairie Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 74
- Prairie Hill Elementary School0.6 mi · 466
- Prairie Ridge Elementary0.7 mi · 438
- Prairie View Elementary School0.7 mi · 430
- Prairie Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie CreekHow large is Prairie Creek?
Prairie Creek enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Prairie Creek serve?
Prairie Creek serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Creek?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Prairie Creek.
How diverse is Prairie Creek?
Prairie Creek reports a student body of 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Prairie Creek public or private?
Prairie Creek is a public K-12 school, overseen by College Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.