Prairie City Elementary School
309 East Plainsmen Rd
Prairie City IA, 50228, Jasper County
Phone: 515-994-2377
Ranking: (68 out of 696, top 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: PCM Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 290 | 306 | 291 | 293 | 236 | 220 | 221 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 43 | 14.8% | 66 | 21.6% | 39 | 13.4% | 55 | 18.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 54 | 18.6% | 48 | 15.7% | 52 | 17.9% | 53 | 18.1% | 47 | 19.9% | 45 | 20.5% | 50 | 22.6% |
Grade 1: | 41 | 14.1% | 41 | 13.4% | 40 | 13.7% | 38 | 13.0% | 39 | 16.5% | 36 | 16.4% | 43 | 19.5% |
Grade 2: | 39 | 13.4% | 38 | 12.4% | 37 | 12.7% | 36 | 12.3% | 39 | 16.5% | 46 | 20.9% | 24 | 10.9% |
Grade 3: | 40 | 13.8% | 37 | 12.1% | 36 | 12.4% | 39 | 13.3% | 47 | 19.9% | 27 | 12.3% | 36 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 12.4% | 35 | 11.4% | 41 | 14.1% | 45 | 15.4% | 24 | 10.2% | 39 | 17.7% | 26 | 11.8% |
Grade 5: | 37 | 12.8% | 41 | 13.4% | 46 | 15.8% | 27 | 9.2% | 39 | 16.5% | 27 | 12.3% | 42 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 164 | 56.6% | 169 | 55.2% | 163 | 56.0% | 169 | 57.7% | 132 | 55.9% | 122 | 55.5% | 125 | 56.6% |
Female: | 126 | 43.4% | 137 | 44.8% | 128 | 44.0% | 124 | 42.3% | 104 | 44.1% | 90 | 40.9% | 92 | 41.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.8% | 13 | 4.4% | 6 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% |
White: | 274 | 94.5% | 287 | 93.8% | 270 | 92.8% | 266 | 90.8% | 220 | 93.2% | 206 | 93.6% | 206 | 93.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.8% | 7 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 19.0% | 52 | 17.0% | 58 | 19.9% | 54 | 18.4% | 43 | 18.2% | 33 | 15.0% | 36 | 16.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.4% | 14 | 4.6% | 18 | 6.2% | 19 | 6.5% | 16 | 6.8% | 15 | 6.8% | 9 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.68 | 17.30 | 15.32 | 17.24 | 13.48 | 13.30 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 85.90% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 86.21% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 96.15% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 84.48% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 83.78% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.88% | 87.50% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 86.49% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.94% | 88.75% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.10% | 82.28% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 86.67% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.10% | 83.54% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 82.67% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.3% | 82.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.8% | 17.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.8% | 29.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.3% | 70.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,000.0 | $36,882.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,932.0 | $27,543.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,323.0 | $40,773.0 |
* Prairie City Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.