Prairie Mountain School

Prairie Mountain School is a high-enrollment primary school in Eugene, Oregon, operated by Bethel SD 52. The school hosts 590 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% larger than the state mean of about 321.

Across the 11 schools in Bethel SD 52 (4,988 students total), Prairie Mountain School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Prairie Mountain School records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Prairie Mountain School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at Prairie Mountain School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie Mountain School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 22.1%, a residual of -5.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Lane County shows median household income runs about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Prairie Mountain School is one campus in the mix.

Kalapuya High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prairie Mountain School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Mountain School has fell 16%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 31% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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