Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Union

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+

Prairie Dell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1911 Prairie Dell Rd, Union, MO 63084 · (636) 583-1200 · Part of Union R-XI School District

Union’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Dell Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Union kids: Union Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Prairie Dell ElementaryYou are here
6–8Union Middle704 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1911 Prairie Dell Rd, Union

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten87
Grade 175
Grade 280
Grade 380
Grade 471
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
464’21
489’22
533’23
495’24

Up 6.7% since 2021–22.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Black <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 Dell Elementary from Union families.

Other schools in Union R-XI School District

The district →
Central Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C+
643 students11:1
Beaufort Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B+
322 students12:1
Union Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
B
704 students15:1
Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
B−
956 students15:1

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 Missouri’s other public schools; Union’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.