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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SD 52·NCES 410204004179
Prairie Mountain School
5305 Royal Ave, Eugene, OR 97402 · (541) 607-9849 · Lane County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
526 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
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 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
30.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 22.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Mountain School
Prairie Mountain School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Mountain School this school | 590 | 89.2% | 22.1% |
| Pacific Ridge Elementary School Seaside | 557 | 86.0% | 34.4% |
| Monmouth Elementary School Monmouth | 468 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
| Gubser Elementary School Keizer | 423 | 87.9% | 28.4% |
| Taft Elementary School Lincoln City | 464 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
| Grandhaven Elementary School McMinnville | 446 | 84.3% | 39.7% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Mountain School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #486 of 591 | #45 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #570 of 646 ▼ 73 | #51 of 55 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #490 of 646 ▼ 53 | #47 of 55 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #19 of 710 | #2 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #286 of 587 | #24 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #162 of 587 | #7 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #156 of 645 | #12 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #301 of 493 | #20 of 39 |
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
590
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 89% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 34.3 | 16.7:1 | 66% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 36.7 | 16.0:1 | 65% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 62% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 38 | 20.0:1 | 66% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 29 | 23.8:1 | 65% (446) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Mountain School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (706 to 590); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About Prairie Mountain School
Prairie Mountain School is a large elementary school found in Eugene, Oregon. The school counts 590 students across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321 students.
Bethel SD 52 oversees Prairie Mountain School and 10 other schools, with 4,988 students in total.
White students are the majority at Prairie Mountain School, with 51% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 37% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 30 points below the 81% share among Lane County residents. Prairie Mountain School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 35 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. That matches the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%. Across public schools in Lane County, the average is 76%.
Prairie Mountain School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.1% is 5.9 points below the 28.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lane County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lane County is home to 117 public schools and about 42,240 public school students.
Kalapuya High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Prairie Mountain School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Prairie Mountain School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 50 students since 2020-21, to 590. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 20.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Prairie Mountain School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel SD 52
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- Shasta Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Malabon Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Kalapuya High School0.2 mi · 108
- Danebo Elementary School0.6 mi · 239
- Meadow View School1.0 mi · 672
- Shasta Middle School1.1 mi · 345
- Clear Lake Elementary School1.1 mi · 225
- Cascade Middle School1.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Mountain SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Mountain School?
Prairie Mountain School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Prairie Mountain School serve?
Prairie Mountain School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Mountain School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Prairie Mountain School.
How diverse is Prairie Mountain School?
Prairie Mountain School reports a student body of 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Mountain School?
Prairie Mountain School is overseen by Bethel SD 52 in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.