📍 309 East Plainsmen Road, Prairie City, Jasper County, 50228
Prairie City Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Prairie City, Jasper County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenni Mccrory. It is part of the PCM Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie City Elementary School enrolls 320 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 320 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 City Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Prairie City Elementary School is one of 4 schools in PCM Comm School District, based in Prairie City, Iowa. The district serves 1,077 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Prairie City Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Prairie City Elementary School.
Find vacancies →