📍 1801 Center Rd, Waukesha, Waukesha County, 53189
Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waukesha, Waukesha County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waukesha School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Elementary enrolls 345 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 13 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 345 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-50, state senate district 33, state house district 97.
Prairie Elementary is one of 27 schools in Waukesha School District, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The district serves 10,922 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, Prairie Elementary is close to the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small