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C+

Mid-Prairie West Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–4

800 6th Ave, Wellman, IA 52356 · (319) 646-2984 · Part of Mid-Prairie Community School District

Wellman’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
330
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–4
The gist

What stands out about Mid-Prairie West Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Wellman kids: Mid-Prairie Middle School

On the path

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

K–2Mid-Prairie East Elementary Schoolin Kalona
3–4Mid-Prairie West Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Mid-Prairie Middle Schoolin Kalona

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

800 6th Ave, Wellman

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K94
Kindergarten10
Grade 3112
Grade 4114
Enrollment over time
317’20
352’21
350’22
328’23
330’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mid-Prairie West Elementary School from Wellman families.

Other schools in Mid-Prairie Community School District

The district →
Mid-Prairie East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Kalona
255 students12:1
Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Wellman
A−
31 students
Mid-Prairie Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kalona
B−
415 students15:1
Mid-Prairie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellman
B−
362 students12:1

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