📍 380 South Prairie RD SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52404
Prairie Creek is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 834 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Mcdonnell. It is part of the College Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Creek enrolls 834 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Black or African American and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 585 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 834 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 36 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 Creek is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Prairie Creek 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 834 students, Prairie Creek is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe