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How has PRAIRIE VIEW EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318007877
Prairie View Elementary School
609 FM 3433, RHOME, TX 76078 · (817) 215-0550 · Wise County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
442 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 90 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary School this school | 720 | 61.4% | 27.9% |
| O M Roberts Elementary School LAKE JACKSON | 674 | 64.4% | 60.2% |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School BELTON | 766 | 57.7% | 33.9% |
| Mayfield Elementary School PRINCETON | 668 | 61.7% | 39.3% |
| North Elementary School WHITE SETTLEMENT | 800 | 63.9% | 52.7% |
| Columbus Elementary School COLUMBUS | 798 | 64.5% | 44.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,849 of 4,401 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,775 of 4,466 ▲ 278 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,781 of 4,466 ▲ 123 | #11 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,270 of 3,998 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #794 of 4,938 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #599 of 4,622 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,104 of 4,628 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #3,051 of 4,789 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.1% | #70 of 1,307 | #1 of 7 |
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
720
+236 (+49%) vs 2020
+102% since 2000-01, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 720 | 57 | 12.6:1 | 61% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 55.3 | 12.3:1 | 56% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 52.4 | 12.0:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 44 | 11.0:1 | 43% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 36.7 | 12.2:1 | 42% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 39% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 39% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 61% (447 to 720); teachers up 55% (36.7 to 57).
About Prairie View Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in RHOME. A federal count lists 720 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
The district, NORTHWEST ISD, operates 37 schools serving 32,098 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Prairie View Elementary School, 48% of enrollment. Other groups include 35% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Wise County residents are about 21% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Staffing totals 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. The 47% average for public schools in Wise County is 14 points lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Prairie View Elementary School posts 27.9% against a 47.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Texas.
In Wise County (population about 75,005), median household income is about $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie View Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in Wise County, which together enroll about 12,854 students.
The closest other public school is Chisholm Trail Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Prairie View Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Prairie View Elementary School had 484 students in 2020-21 and 720 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.0:1 to 12.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in RHOME
- Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Seven Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
Other Prairie View Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 12 states are named Prairie View Elementary. Prairie View Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 22.
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 788 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolOTSEGO, MN · 755 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 696 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 628 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Chisholm Trail Middle School0.1 mi · 878
- Seven Hills Elementary School0.7 mi · 707
- Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School5.3 mi · 680
- Boyd Elementary School5.6 mi · 541
- Truett Wilson Middle School5.9 mi · 941
- Boyd Intermediate School6.1 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Prairie View Elementary School serve?
Prairie View Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Prairie View Elementary School have?
Prairie View Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 48% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie View Elementary School?
Prairie View Elementary School is overseen by NORTHWEST ISD in Wise County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.