📍 8015 Kirkwood Blvd, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52404
Prairie Point is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 1,324 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ian Dye. It is part of the College Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Point enrolls 1,324 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Black or African American and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 953 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 1,324 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 55 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 Point 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 Point 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 1,324 students, Prairie Point 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