PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY

Located at 17255 PETERBORG RD, in EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is a sizable K-5 school that instructs 628 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 83% above typical.

PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 12 schools operated by EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 9,292 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.8%; actual is 66.7%, +19.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY has edged down 14%, going from 727 students in 2018 to 628 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 15% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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