Prairie Elementary

Prairie Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin, part of Waukesha School District, with 348 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 27 schools in Waukesha School District (10,922 students total), Prairie Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Prairie Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Prairie Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Waukesha County (around 17%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prairie Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.0%, the actual is 70.4%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put median household earnings sit near $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Prairie Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

The closest other public school is Waukesha STEM Academy, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Prairie Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Prairie Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 348). The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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