📍 629 N Persimmon Dr, Olathe, Johnson County, 66061
Prairie Center Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olathe, Johnson County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Olathe school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Center Elem enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.9% Two or more races and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 390 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 Center Elem 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 9, state house district 121.
Prairie Center Elem is one of 51 schools in Olathe, based in Olathe, Kansas. The district serves 28,195 students district-wide and employs 2,357 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 390 students, Prairie Center Elem is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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