State/Public Elementary Open

Prairie Branch Elem.

๐Ÿ“ 2100 Dillingham Rd, Grain Valley, Jackson County, 64029

580
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Prairie Branch Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grain Valley, Jackson County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grain Valley R-V school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.

School details

School district
Grain Valley R-V

Enrollment & staffing

Prairie Branch Elem. enrolls 580 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
308 (53%)
Female students
272 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
48.4
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.2% Two or more races and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White49585%
Two or more races366.2%
Hispanic or Latino284.8%
Black or African American172.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 580 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 51 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Prairie Branch Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 8, state house district 32.

School district: GRAIN VALLEY R-V

Prairie Branch Elem. is one of 8 schools in GRAIN VALLEY R-V, based in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri. The district serves 4,546 students district-wide and employs 341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Prairie Branch Elem. is close to the district average of about 568 students per school.

4,546
District students
8
Schools
341
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

58%
Reading proficient
58%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet

Setting: Suburb - Large

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