📍 1620 Harrison Avenue, Centralia, Lewis County, 98531
Fords Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Centralia, Lewis County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Centralia School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fords Prairie Elementary enrolls 448 students across grades K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 448 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fords Prairie Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 WA-30, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Fords Prairie Elementary is one of 9 schools in Centralia School District, based in CENTRALIA, Washington. The district serves 3,313 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Fords Prairie Elementary is larger than the district average of about 368 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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