📍 22405 Clear Creek Parkway, Shawnee, Johnson County, 66226
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee, Johnson County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Soto school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie Ridge Elementary School enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
24 of the school's 472 students (5.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 19 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 Ridge Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 10, state house district 39.
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is one of 13 schools in De Soto, based in De Soto, Kansas. The district serves 7,295 students district-wide and employs 504 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Prairie Ridge Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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