Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPrairie Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Indiana districts
In Prairie Township, 44% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Prairie Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Prairie Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 979 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie Township’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,467 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Prairie Township’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Indiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Prairie Township · depends on your address
Leesburg Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 567 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Leesburg
Jefferson Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 481 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Winona Lake
Claypool Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 253 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Claypool
7th grade in Prairie Township · depends on your address
Lakeview Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 545 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
Edgewood Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
8th grade in Prairie Township · depends on your address
Lakeview Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 545 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
Edgewood Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
9th grade in Prairie Township
Warsaw Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,077 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
10th grade in Prairie Township
Warsaw Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,077 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
11th grade in Prairie Township
Warsaw Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,077 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
12th grade in Prairie Township
Warsaw Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,077 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Warsaw
Prairie Township’s public schools are run by Warsaw Community Schools, which also serves Clay, Claypool, Lake and Leesburg and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Prairie Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Prairie Township’s borders.
Every school in Prairie Township
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Prairie Township’s schools
Are Prairie Township’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Prairie Township children attend outscore 73% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Prairie Township in?
Warsaw Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,709 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Prairie Township kids go to high school?
Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, with 2,077 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Prairie Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Warsaw Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Prairie Township spend per student?
$12,467 in Warsaw Community Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Prairie Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Prairie Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.