Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550324000368
Prairie View Elementary
E3245 County Road N, De Soto, WI 54624 · (608) 648-2227 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
42 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within De Soto Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +23.4pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 36.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 View Elementary
Prairie View Elementary's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary this school | 92 | 45.7% | 47.5% |
| River Valley Early Learning Center Plain | 97 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Haugen Elementary Haugen | 83 | 45.8% | 62.0% |
| La Farge Elementary La Farge | 83 | 45.8% | 52.0% |
| Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter Solon Springs | 89 | 42.7% | 45.3% |
| Cassville Elementary Cassville | 92 | 47.8% | 71.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #1,093 of 1,157 | #8 of 10 |
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
92
-24 (-21%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 92 | 9.6 | 9.6:1 | 46% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 9.1 | 10.6:1 | 46% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 9.8 | 11.5:1 | 49% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 59% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 9.8 | 10.7:1 | 69% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 65% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 67% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 28% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (105 to 92); teachers down 3% (9.8 to 9.6).
About Prairie View Elementary
Prairie View Elementary is a public elementary school run by De Soto Area School District in De Soto, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 92 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Prairie View Elementary is one school in a 5-school district, De Soto Area School District, which enrolls 440 students.
Prairie View Elementary's enrollment is 96% White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Prairie View Elementary reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Vernon County.
allk12 grades Prairie View Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Prairie View Elementary scores 47.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.6%.
Prairie View Elementary is located in Vernon County, where the median household income is $71,893, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie View Elementary is one of 23 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Prairie View Elementary to another public school is about 5.7 miles, to De Soto High. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Prairie View Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
Federal data place Prairie View Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Prairie View Elementary's enrollment dropped 21%, to 92. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Soto Area School District
- De Soto HighHigh · 133 students
- Stoddard ElementaryElementary · 105 students
- De Soto MiddleMiddle · 101 students
- De Soto Virtual SchoolCombined · 9 students
Other schools in De Soto
- De Soto HighHigh · 133 students
- De Soto MiddleMiddle · 101 students
- De Soto Virtual SchoolCombined · 9 students
Other Prairie View Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 12 states are named Prairie View Elementary. Prairie View Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 22.
- Prairie View ElementaryHolmen, WI · 466 students
- Prairie View ElementaryNorth Prairie, WI · 417 students
- Prairie View ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 337 students
- Prairie View ElementaryOregon, WI · 330 students
- Prairie View ElementaryEast Troy, WI · 261 students
Nearby schools
- De Soto High5.7 mi · 133
- De Soto Middle5.7 mi · 101
- De Soto Virtual School5.7 mi · 9
- Lansing Middle School9.4 mi · 75
- Kee High School9.4 mi · 87
- New Albin Elementary School10.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie View Elementary?
Prairie View Elementary enrolls approximately 92 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Prairie View Elementary serve?
Prairie View Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary.
How diverse is Prairie View Elementary?
Prairie View Elementary reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie View Elementary?
Prairie View Elementary is overseen by De Soto Area School District in Vernon County.
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