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South Prairie Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

500 S James St, Grimes, IA 50111 · (515) 986-4057 · Part of Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District

Grimes’ School Grade A better than 88% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
436
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about South Prairie Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grimes kids: DC-G Oak View

On the path

Where Grimes kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4South Prairie ElementaryYou are here
7–8DC-G Oak View537 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 S James St, Grimes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten99
Grade 182
Grade 286
Grade 388
Grade 481
Enrollment over time
489’20
406’21
452’22
455’23
436’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 17%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Prairie Elementary from Grimes families.

Other schools in Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District

The district →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grimes
A
530 students17:1
North Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grimes
A+
412 students15:1
Dallas Center Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dallas Center
B
169 students12:1
Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Dallas Center
A
586 students14:1
DC-G Oak View
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grimes
A
537 students15:1
Dallas Center-Grimes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grimes
A−
1,073 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Grimes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.