📍 401 76th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52404
Prairie High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 1,298 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Spence Evans. It is part of the College Comm School District school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie High School enrolls 1,298 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.7% Black or African American and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 966 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 1,298 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Prairie High School is one of 10 schools in College Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 5,832 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,298 students, Prairie High School is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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