📍 2711 Kensington Road, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66046
Prairie Park Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Park Elem enrolls 376 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 22% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 222 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 376 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 34 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 Park Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 3, state house district 10.
Prairie Park Elem is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 376 students, Prairie Park Elem is smaller than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small