Prairie Early Childhood Center

Prairie Early Childhood Center operates as a very small elementary-level community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, one of the schools within College Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 74 students spanning grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 77% below the state mean of about 325.

Prairie Early Childhood Center is one of 10 schools operated by College Comm School District, a district that instructs 5,792 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Early Childhood Center reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Linn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Prairie Early Childhood Center logs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Linn County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Linn County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), Prairie Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Prairie Hill Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Prairie Early Childhood Center operates from a city-core location.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Prairie Early Childhood Center community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.