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Lake Prairie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lowell, Lake County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tri-Creek School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Prairie Elementary School enrolls 416 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 416 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Lake Prairie Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 6, state house district 11.
Lake Prairie Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation, based in Lowell, Indiana. The district serves 3,280 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Lake Prairie Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 656 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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