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Prairie Ridge Elementary School vs. Prairie View Elementary School

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School Overview

School
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
278 South Prairie Rd Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Prairie View Elementary School
251 Prairie Hill Ct Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Top Rankings

Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Iowa for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Most improved public schools
Most improved public schools (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)

Prairie View Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Iowa for:

Category
Attribute
Most improved public schools
Most improved public schools (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 440 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 85-89% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 64%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 70%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Iowa state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Iowa state average of 28% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 418 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Prairie View Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70-74% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 64%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 70%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Iowa state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 28% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Grades Offered
PK-4
PK-4
Total Students
440 students
418 students
This chart displays total students of Prairie Ridge Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays total students of Prairie View Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
48% | 52%
This chart displays gender of Prairie Ridge Elementary School
This chart displays gender of Prairie View Elementary School
Total Classroom Teachers
30 teachers
29 teachers
This chart displays the total teachers of Prairie Ridge Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the total teachers of Prairie View Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
14:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Prairie View Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#72 out of 1233 schools in IA
(Top 10%)
#359 out of 1233 schools in IA
(Top 30%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Prairie Ridge Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Prairie View Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
(Top 5% in IA)
70-74%
(Top 50% in IA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Iowa by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Iowa by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
80-84%
(Top 20% in IA)
75-79%
(Top 30% in IA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Iowa by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Iowa by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Prairie Ridge Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Prairie View Elementary School by grade.
Pre-K Students
55
27
Kindergarten Students
78
74
Grade 1 Students
70
73
Grade 2 Students
80
84
Grade 3 Students
81
81
Grade 4 Students
76
79

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Prairie View Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2008-09 school year data.
% Asian
1%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
7%
10%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
11%
12%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
75%
68%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
6%
8%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.42
0.51
This chart displays the diversity score of Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Prairie View Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
30%
30%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
4%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Prairie Ridge Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Prairie View Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Iowa by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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