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How has Prairie Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYSVILLE·NCES 200705001876
Prairie Elementary School
7101 S. Meridian, Haysville, KS 67060 · (316) 554-2350 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
296 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
KS avg 38.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 19.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 →
Where Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #571 of 625 | #65 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #578 of 625 | #64 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #595 of 625 | #81 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #176 of 714 | #46 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #339 of 539 | #56 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #159 of 540 | #55 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #157 of 658 | #45 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #150 of 377 | #30 of 67 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 73% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 34.5 | 12.5:1 | 74% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 33.5 | 13.8:1 | 67% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 64% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 28.7 | 17.0:1 | 70% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 64% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Elementary School.
About Prairie Elementary School
Prairie Elementary School is a public elementary school in Haysville, Kansas. School enrollment was 407 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 30% above that.
Haysville operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,417 students.
A majority of students at Prairie Elementary School, 57%, are White. Next come 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 69% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1 at Prairie Elementary School, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 73% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.4% at Prairie Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sedgwick County, median household income is about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Prairie Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.
Nearest public school: Haysville West Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Prairie Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Prairie Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 418 in 2020-21 and 407 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haysville
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- Haysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Haysville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nelson ElemElementary · 442 students
- Freeman ElemElementary · 397 students
- Rex ElemElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Haysville
- Haysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Haysville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nelson ElemElementary · 442 students
- Freeman ElemElementary · 397 students
- Rex ElemElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Haysville West Middle School0.1 mi · 551
- Freeman Elem0.3 mi · 397
- Rex Elem0.5 mi · 386
- Haysville Middle School0.6 mi · 755
- Nelson Elem1.5 mi · 442
- Campus High Haysville2.0 mi · 1,803
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Elementary SchoolHow large is Prairie Elementary School?
Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Prairie Elementary School serve?
Prairie Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Elementary School?
At Prairie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Elementary School in?
Prairie Elementary School is part of Haysville.
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