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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005655
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
2294 S 9TH ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49009 · (269) 337-0630 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
291 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
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 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 →
Schools most like Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Prairie Ridge Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School this school | 449 | 64.8% | 39.5% |
| Thomas A Edison Elem School WESTLAND | 450 | 67.6% | 24.8% |
| RooseveltMcGrath Elem School WAYNE | 454 | 69.4% | 18.7% |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary School WESTLAND | 469 | 67.8% | 18.9% |
| WalkerWinter Elementary School CANTON | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Brick Elementary School YPSILANTI | 500 | 71.0% | 24.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #733 of 1,085 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #630 of 1,072 | #18 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #790 of 1,139 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #448 of 1,630 | #12 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,204 of 1,424 | #32 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #105 of 1,424 | #3 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #597 of 1,563 | #13 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #683 of 979 | #17 of 24 |
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
449
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 449 | 24.5 | 18.4:1 | 65% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 25.7 | 18.4:1 | 66% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 25.4 | 18.5:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 26.2 | 18.5:1 | 70% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 60% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 69% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 49% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (485 to 449); teachers down 7% (26.2 to 24.5).
About Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Prairie Ridge Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The school serves 449 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 22% larger than that.
Kalamazoo Public Schools is made up of 26 schools with 12,227 students in all.
At Prairie Ridge Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 38%. The remaining shares are 36% Black, 19% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Kalamazoo County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. Prairie Ridge Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Prairie Ridge Elementary School total 24.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.4:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. The average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 45%.
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Prairie Ridge Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.5% is 1.9 points above the 37.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Kalamazoo County, the median household income is $72,532, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Kalamazoo County has 93 public schools and roughly 34,151 students.
The shortest distance from Prairie Ridge Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Youth Advancement Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prairie Ridge Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Prairie Ridge Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 452 to 449.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other Prairie Ridge Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Prairie Ridge Elementary. Prairie Ridge Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Prairie Ridge ElementaryCedar Rapids, IA · 438 students
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolShawnee, KS · 431 students
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolFIRESTONE, CO · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Youth Advancement Academy0.8 mi · 19
- Linden Grove Middle School2.3 mi · 727
- Arcadia Elementary School2.5 mi · 355
- Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program3.0 mi · 126
- Winchell Elementary School3.2 mi · 465
- Angling Road Elementary School3.3 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
Is Prairie Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Prairie Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 4% Hispanic, 36% Black, 3% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Kalamazoo Public Schools in Kalamazoo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.