📍 1700 1st Ave Sw, Worthington, Nobles County, 56187
Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Worthington, Nobles County. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worthington Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Elementary enrolls 712 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 9.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 476 | 67% |
| White | 88 | 12% |
| Asian | 70 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
582 of the school's 712 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 148 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 Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-10, state senate district 22.
Prairie Elementary is one of 7 schools in WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WORTHINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 4,064 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Prairie Elementary is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote