Prairie Creek Elementary

Set in Andover, Kansas, Prairie Creek Elementary is a sizable primary school, overseen by Andover. It serves 474 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

Andover comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 9,460 students; Prairie Creek Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Prairie Creek Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Prairie Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Butler County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie Creek Elementary sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.4%; actual is 63.4%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,610, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Butler County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students), of which Prairie Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sunflower Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Prairie Creek Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Prairie Creek Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 474). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 75% to 69%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Prairie Creek Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.