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Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG WALNUT LOCAL·NCES 390467405836
Prairie Run Elementary School
701 N Miller Dr, Sunbury, OH 43074 · (740) 965-7850 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
77 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 43%
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 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Big Walnut Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
80.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 82.1% |
| 2022-23 | 80.5% | 82.8% |
| 2021-22 | 76.7% | 83.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Run Elementary School
Prairie Run Elementary School's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Run Elementary School this school | 352 | 21.9% | 78.3% |
| Orchard Hollow Elementary School Mentor | 359 | 22.8% | 80.6% |
| Berlin Elementary School Berlin | 332 | 20.5% | 74.9% |
| Overlook Elementary School Wadsworth | 390 | 23.6% | 84.9% |
| Botkins Elementary School Botkins | 323 | 18.6% | 85.8% |
| Lake Primary School Uniontown | 423 | 25.3% | N/A |
Matched among Ohio 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 Run Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #286 of 673 | #24 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #360 of 1,569 ▼ 77 | #21 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #466 of 1,569 ▲ 20 | #24 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #285 of 1,514 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #1,057 of 1,808 | #31 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #797 of 1,582 | #11 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #1,171 of 1,590 | #33 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #617 of 767 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #192 of 561 | #4 of 15 |
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
352
-87 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 23% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 14.5 | 20.5:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 12 | 25.5:1 | 25% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Run Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (297 to 352); teachers up 38% (14.5 to 20).
About Prairie Run Elementary School
Prairie Run Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Sunbury, Ohio. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 352 students enrolled.
Across its 8 schools, Big Walnut Local enrolls 4,298 students. Prairie Run Elementary School is one of those schools.
Most students at Prairie Run Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Delaware County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Run Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The school reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. That is close to the 20% average for public schools in Delaware County.
allk12 grades Prairie Run Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.5% for Prairie Run Elementary School. The school posts 78.3%, 2.3 points below the prediction.
In the county around the school, Delaware County, median household income is about $133,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 59 public schools operate in Delaware County, serving about 44,100 students.
The nearest public school is Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street, at less than a tenth of a mile. Prairie Run Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 79.3% proficiency; Prairie Run Elementary School posts 78.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 352 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 439.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Prairie Run Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Walnut Local
- Big Walnut High SchoolHigh · 1,299 students
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Hylen Souders Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Sunbury
- Big Walnut High SchoolHigh · 1,299 students
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison StreetElementary · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street0.0 mi · 131
- Big Walnut High School0.1 mi · 1,299
- Big Walnut Intermediate School1.0 mi · 663
- General Rosecrans Elementary1.2 mi · 296
- Big Walnut Elementary School2.0 mi · 295
- Big Walnut Middle School2.1 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Run Elementary SchoolHow large is Prairie Run Elementary School?
Prairie Run Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-04.
Is Prairie Run Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Run Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Run Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Prairie Run Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prairie Run Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairie Run Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Run Elementary School?
Prairie Run Elementary School is overseen by Big Walnut Local in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.