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Prairie Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

801 Center Street, Alta Vista, KS 66834 · (785) 499-6313 · Part of Morris County Unified School District 417

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Directions
Students
76
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Garfield Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

K–6Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 Center Street, Alta Vista

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten13
Grade 18
Grade 27
Grade 39
Grade 420
Grade 59
Grade 610
Enrollment over time
82’20
76’21
85’22
74’23
76’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Heights Elementary School from Garfield Township families.

Other schools in Morris County Unified School District 417

The district →
Council Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Council Grove
B+
318 students12:1
Council Grove Junior Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Council Grove
B
368 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 Kansas’s other public schools; Garfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.