📍 27695 Denmark Ave, Northfield, Dakota County, 55057
Prairie Creek Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Northfield, Dakota County. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prairie Creek Community School school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Creek Community School enrolls 177 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 177 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 Community School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 58.
Prairie Creek Community School is one of 1 schools in PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, based in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota. The district serves 180 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, Prairie Creek Community School is close to the district average of about 180 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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