📍 3940 Dows Prairie Rd., McKinleyville, Humboldt County, 95519
Dow's Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McKinleyville, Humboldt County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Lankila. It is part of the McKinleyville Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
Dow's Prairie Elementary enrolls 276 students across grades K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 18% Two or more races and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 53% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 276 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dow's Prairie Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Dow's Prairie Elementary is one of 3 schools in McKinleyville Union Elementary, based in McKinleyville, California. The district serves 840 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Dow's Prairie Elementary is close to the district average of about 280 students per school.
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