📍 6910 Hwy 80, Prairie Lea, Caldwell County, 78661
Prairie Lea School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Prairie Lea, Caldwell County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Underwood. It is part of the Prairie Lea Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Lea School enrolls 229 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 66% |
| White | 57 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 229 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Lea School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 17.
Prairie Lea School is one of 1 schools in PRAIRIE LEA ISD, based in PRAIRIE LEA, Texas. The district serves 267 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Prairie Lea School is close to the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant