📍 20981 Dersch Rd., Anderson, Shasta County, 96007
Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Anderson, Shasta County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Theresa Rubin. It is part of the Pacheco Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
Prairie Elementary enrolls 319 students across grades K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 319 students (51%) 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.
Prairie Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Prairie Elementary is one of 2 schools in Pacheco Union Elementary, based in Redding, California. The district serves 711 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Prairie Elementary is close to the district average of about 356 students per school.