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Does Prairie View Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137004932
Prairie View Elementary School
12220 80TH ST NE, OTSEGO, MN 55330 · (763) 274-6270 · Wright County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
147 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
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 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 163 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (156).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
73.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary School this school | 755 | 19.5% | 64.5% |
| RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 762 | 18.9% | 57.9% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 792 | 21.0% | 49.9% |
| BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 848 | 18.6% | 58.2% |
| FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 952 | 22.5% | 59.6% |
| HASSAN ELEMENTARY ROGERS | 669 | 17.8% | 69.2% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #83 of 844 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #75 of 844 | #3 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #203 of 844 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #51 of 1,130 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #690 of 769 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #335 of 796 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #836 of 942 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #63 of 244 | #2 of 7 |
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
755
+110 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 755 | 44.9 | 16.8:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 44.3 | 16.8:1 | 21% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 39.8 | 17.0:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 37.8 | 16.8:1 | 14% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (635 to 755); teachers up 19% (37.8 to 44.9).
About Prairie View Elementary School
Students in OTSEGO, Minnesota, attend Prairie View Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 755 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 119% higher.
Prairie View Elementary School is run by Elk River Public School District, whose 29 schools enroll 14,633 students.
More than half of enrollment at Prairie View Elementary School is White: 65%. The next largest groups are 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 24 points below the 89% share among Wright County residents. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Prairie View Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Prairie View Elementary School totals 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Of all students at Prairie View Elementary School, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Prairie View Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.5%) and its predicted rate (54.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In the surrounding county, Wright County, median household income comes to about $107,209, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 88 public schools and about 27,879 students.
Prairie View Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Prairie View Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Prairie View Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.2% on proficiency, and Prairie View Elementary School is above that at 64.5%.
NCES describes the area around Prairie View Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 645 students in 2020-21 to 755 in 2024-25.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 704 students
Other schools in OTSEGO
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- OTSEGO ELEMENTARYElementary · 536 students
- Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary SchElementary · 300 students
- Kaleidoscope Middle SchoolMiddle · 117 students
- Kaleidoscope Charter High SchoolHigh · 76 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 2nd largest of the 22.
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 628 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 788 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolRHOME, TX · 720 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 696 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View Middle School0.2 mi · 953
- Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch1.7 mi · 300
- Kaleidoscope Charter High School1.7 mi · 76
- Kaleidoscope Middle School1.7 mi · 117
- Early Childhood Special Education2.8 mi · 119
- ALBERTVILLE PRIMARY2.8 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Prairie View Elementary School serve?
Prairie View Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie View Elementary School?
At Prairie View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 4% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Prairie View Elementary School public or private?
Prairie View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.