Prairie Point

Prairie Point operates as a well-populated middle-grades school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, one of the schools within College Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 868 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 117% bigger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in College Comm School District (5,792 students total), Prairie Point accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Prairie Point logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Prairie Point sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 69.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Prairie Point is one of 83 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students).

Prairie Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairie Point. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie Point at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

Prairie Point operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Point has contracted 32%, going from 1,280 students in 2018 to 868 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 78% to 68% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Prairie Point typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.