Prairie View Elementary

Prairie View Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in North Prairie, Wisconsin, part of Mukwonago School District. The school serves 417 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Mukwonago School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,835 students. Prairie View Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie View Elementary records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Prairie View Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Prairie View Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie View Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.5%; this one delivers 73.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Waukesha County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Prairie View Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Section Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Prairie View Elementary. On composite proficiency, Prairie View Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 70.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie View Elementary has grew 22%, going from 343 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.