📍 1916 East Street, Cottonwood, Idaho County, 83522
Prairie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cottonwood, Idaho County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cottonwood Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie Elementary School enrolls 251 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.6% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 251 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 7, state house district 7.
Prairie Elementary School is one of 2 schools in COTTONWOOD JOINT DISTRICT, based in COTTONWOOD, Idaho. The district serves 426 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Prairie Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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