Prairie View Elementary

Set in Spokane, Washington, Prairie View Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, run under Mead School District. It works with 386 students across grades K through 5.

Within Mead School District, which oversees 17 schools and 10,657 students, Prairie View Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Prairie View Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Prairie View Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Prairie View Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.8%, the actual is 62.2%, a residual of +3.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Spokane County put the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Spokane County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), of which Prairie View Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Skyline Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie View Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Prairie View Elementary's enrollment has declined 41% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 386). White enrollment moved from 85% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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