Enrollment
247
Combined
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE CITY SD 4·NCES 411011000352
Prairie City School
740 Overholt St, Prairie City, OR 97869 · (541) 820-3314 · Grant County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Oregon public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
196 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 16% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 13.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 City School
Prairie City School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie City School this school | 247 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
| Dufur School Dufur | 352 | 66.2% | 29.5% |
| Jewell School Seaside | 119 | 87.4% | 44.1% |
| Echo School Echo | 328 | 60.7% | 42.0% |
| Perrydale School Amity | 319 | 47.3% | 28.6% |
| Sherman County School Moro | 288 | 46.2% | 41.8% |
Matched among Oregon K-12 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 City School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
247
+72 (+41%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 247 | 21.7 | 11.4:1 | 79% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 21.5 | 11.4:1 | 58% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 20.5 | 11.8:1 | 57% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 68% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 68% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 56% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 27% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie City School.
Since 2017-18: students up 86% (133 to 247); teachers up 81% (12 to 21.7).
About Prairie City School
Prairie City School serves students in Prairie City, Oregon, as a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. In all, 247 students attend the school in kindergarten through 12. The school is 36% below the average for combined schools in Oregon.
Prairie City School is run by Prairie City SD 4, whose 3 schools enroll 1,211 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Grant County residents, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Prairie City School are from different groups.
Prairie City School lists 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Oregon is 22.5:1. About 79% of students at Prairie City School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Grant County is close, at 77%.
Prairie City School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Oregon public K-12 schools.
Prairie City School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.6% and a predicted 31.8%.
The county, Grant County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $59,450, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 1,805 students.
The closest school to Prairie City School is Oregon Connections Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairie City School.
The NCES locale for Prairie City School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment records show 175 in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.5 to 11.4 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Prairie City School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,209
Census ACS
Median income
$59,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,805 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie City SD 4
- Oregon Connections AcademyCombined · 884 students
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of OregonCombined · 80 students
Other schools in Prairie City
- Oregon Connections AcademyCombined · 884 students
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of OregonCombined · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Oregon Connections Academy0.0 mi · 884
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon0.0 mi · 80
- Grant Union Junior/Senior High School12.3 mi · 206
- Humbolt Elementary School12.5 mi · 247
- Burnt River School25.5 mi · 55
- Seneca Elementary School25.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie City SchoolHow many students attend Prairie City School?
Prairie City School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-12.
Is Prairie City School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie City School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Prairie City School have?
Prairie City School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Prairie City School?
Student demographics at Prairie City School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie City School?
Prairie City School is overseen by Prairie City SD 4 in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.