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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAIN VALLEY R-V·NCES 291308002866
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.
2100 DILLINGHAM RD, GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 · (816) 847-5070 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
87 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
54.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.0% | 27.6% | 33.3% | 9.9% |
| Math | 24.8% | 30.1% | 31.2% | 13.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 57.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 47.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.7% | 51.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 BRANCH ELEM.
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.'s state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. this school | 567 | 15.3% | 52.8% |
| UNION CHAPEL ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 609 | 14.6% | 62.0% |
| JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER NIXA | 493 | 16.8% | 72.7% |
| Eagle Heights Elementary SMITHVILLE | 492 | 18.5% | 48.4% |
| MASON ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 512 | 15.4% | 57.6% |
| Horizon Elementary SMITHVILLE | 448 | 17.4% | 75.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 BRANCH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #255 of 1,002 | #21 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #230 of 1,019 ▼ 27 | #16 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #208 of 1,018 ▲ 56 | #14 of 126 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #432 of 943 | #46 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #91 of 1,294 | #15 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #235 of 950 | #24 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #516 of 953 | #111 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,068 of 1,165 | #128 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #226 of 251 | #35 of 37 |
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
567
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 567 | 49.1 | 11.5:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 45.7 | 12.1:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 48.4 | 12.0:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 43.7 | 12.8:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 19% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (559 to 567); teachers up 12% (43.7 to 49.1).
About PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. is a large elementary school with an address in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri. The school's 567 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 80% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
GRAIN VALLEY R-V operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,546 students.
White students are the large majority at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM., with 81% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Federal staffing data show 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. and a ratio of 11.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is lower.
In Missouri, PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.8% actual against a predicted 54.1%.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that median household income is about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
The closest public school, GRAIN VALLEY EARLY CHILDHD CTR, is about 1.0 miles from PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.6%; PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.'s is 52.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 567 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 536. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.5:1).
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAIN VALLEY R-V
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGHHigh · 1,482 students
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 527 students
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 516 students
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- MATTHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 422 students
Other schools in GRAIN VALLEY
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGHHigh · 1,482 students
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 527 students
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 516 students
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- MATTHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- GRAIN VALLEY EARLY CHILDHD CTR1.0 mi · 83
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL1.1 mi · 527
- MATTHEWS ELEM.1.6 mi · 422
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.2.0 mi · 475
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGH2.1 mi · 1,482
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.2.5 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.?
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. serve?
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.?
At PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM., the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.?
PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. is overseen by GRAIN VALLEY R-V in Jackson County.
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