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Alumni: what's one memory from Prairie View Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLEGE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190786000391
Prairie View Elementary School
251 Prairie Hill Ct SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · (319) 848-5260 · Linn County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
153 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
56%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
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
91.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.9% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 83.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% typical for Iowa 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 11 points, placing it in Iowa'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 View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary School this school | 430 | 35.6% | 84.8% |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 466 | 35.2% | 79.6% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 403 | 40.2% | 67.5% |
| South Prairie Elementary Grimes | 436 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary Cedar Rapids | 438 | 34.7% | 81.4% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Eldridge | 369 | 38.8% | 76.4% |
Matched among Iowa 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 View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #54 of 564 | #3 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #121 of 564 ▲ 11 | #5 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #11 of 564 ▲ 113 | #2 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #183 of 705 | #11 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #384 of 561 | #31 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #170 of 561 | #20 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #427 of 666 | #28 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #272 of 359 | #22 of 30 |
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
430
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 36% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 34% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 37% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 24% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (458 to 430); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Prairie View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School is one of the public schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 430 students. That puts enrollment 32% above the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Prairie View Elementary School is part of a district of 10 schools: College Comm School District, with 5,792 students.
The largest group at Prairie View Elementary School is White students, at 63%. Other groups include 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Linn County residents are about 84% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is close to this figure. Roughly 36% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Prairie View Elementary School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Iowa, Prairie View Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.8% compared with a predicted 74.2%.
The county, Linn County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 83 public schools and about 36,480 students.
Prairie Crest Elementary is the nearest public school to Prairie View Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Prairie View Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Prairie View Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 430, compared with 403 in 2020-21.
People who know Prairie View Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 CreekMiddle · 846 students
- Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Prairie Ridge ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Prairie Crest ElementaryElementary · 434 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
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Other Prairie View Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 12 states are named Prairie View Elementary. Prairie View Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 22.
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 788 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolOTSEGO, MN · 755 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolRHOME, TX · 720 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 696 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Crest Elementary0.1 mi · 434
- Prairie Ridge Elementary0.1 mi · 438
- Prairie Hill Elementary School0.2 mi · 466
- Prairie Heights Elementary School0.3 mi · 403
- Prairie High School0.3 mi · 1,766
- Prairie Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Prairie View Elementary School serve?
Prairie View Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie View Elementary School?
At Prairie View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School is overseen by College Comm School District in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.