📍 2758 S 400 e, Oxford, Benton County, 47971
Prairie Crossing Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oxford, Benton County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Crossing Elementary School enrolls 561 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 459 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 561 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 Crossing Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-40, state senate district 6, state house district 13.
Prairie Crossing Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Benton Community School Corp, based in Fowler, Indiana. The district serves 1,601 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, Prairie Crossing Elementary School is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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