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B+

Prairie City Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

309 East Plainsmen Road, Prairie City, IA 50228 · (515) 994-8222 · Part of PCM Community School District

Prairie City’s School Grade B better than 62% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
240
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie City Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Prairie City kids: PCM Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Monroe Elementary Schoolin Monroe
3–5Prairie City Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8PCM Middle School232 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

309 East Plainsmen Road, Prairie City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 371
Grade 495
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
240’20
243’21
320’22
312’23
240’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie City Elementary School from Prairie City families.

Other schools in PCM Community School District

The district →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
C
257 students15:1
PCM Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie City
B−
232 students12:1
PCM High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
B+
348 students14:1

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; Prairie City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.