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Prairie Ridge Elementary School

278 South Prairie Rd Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

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Serving 438 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 85-89% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 68%). The percentage of students achieving is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 70%).

The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Iowa state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is equal to the Iowa state average of 30% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 438 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 10% in IA
: 85-89% (Top 10%)
: 80-84% (Top 20%)
: Prairie Ridge Elementary's attendance zone encompasses the entire school district in Cedar Rapids, IA, covering approximately 139.8 square miles. The typical drive to the school takes 10-15 minutes, with the furthest edge of the zone located about 11.2 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Iowa for:

School Overview

Prairie Ridge Elementary School's student population of 438 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-4
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Pre-K	50
Kind	78
1	79
2	77
3	73
4	81

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Total Students

438 students

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Total Students Trends (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School
2025	438
2024	449
2023	440
2022	435
2021	436
2020	453
2019	451
2018	456
2017	449
2016	460
2015	451
2014	552
2013	549
2012	546
2011	530
2010	511
2009	530
2008	510
2007	507
2006	503
2005	473
2004	432

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Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School
2025	32
2024	30
2023	30
2022	30
2021	30
2020	31
2019	31
2018	31
2017	31
2016	31
2015	31
2014	34
2013	33
2012	32
2011	33
2010	34
2009	37
2008	36
2007	36
2006	37
2005	35
2004	33

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School Motto

'Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow'

School Rankings

Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 1,223 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Prairie Ridge Elementary School is 0.49, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.48. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

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State Level (IA)

#89 out of 1223 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School
2023	#89
2022	#72
2021	#416
2019	#215
2018	#634
2017	#245
2016	#266
2015	#296
2014	#403
2013	#346
2012	#309
2011	#109
2010	#28

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85-89%

68%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2023	87%	68%	67%
2022	87%	64%	61%
2021	77%	64%	62%
2019	82%	69%	64%
2018	77%	76%	74%
2017	87%	77%	76%
2016	87%	78%	78%
2015	87%	79%	78%
2014	87%	79%	83%
2013	82%	77%	80%
2012	85%	76%	80%
2011	87%	78%	83%
2010	92%	77%	84%

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80-84%

70%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2022	82%	70%	69%
2021	67%	68%	70%
2019	77%	68%	68%
2018	77%	74%	74%
2017	82%	75%	74%
2016	82%	75%	75%
2015	82%	76%	76%
2014	81%	76%	78%
2013	82%	72%	75%
2012	82%	71%	74%
2011	87%	76%	81%
2010	87%	75%	81%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	14:1	14:1
2024	15:1	14:1
2023	15:1	14:1	15:1
2022	15:1	14:1	16:1
2021	15:1	14:1	15:1
2020	15:1	14:1	16:1
2019	15:1	14:1	16:1
2018	15:1	14:1	16:1
2017	14:1	14:1	16:1
2016	15:1	14:1	15:1
2015	15:1	14:1	15:1
2014	16:1	14:1	16:1
2013	17:1	14:1	16:1
2012	17:1	14:1	16:1
2011	16:1	14:1	16:1
2010	15:1	13:1	15:1
2009	14:1	13:1	15:1
2008	14:1	13:1	14:1
2007	14:1	14:1	14:1
2006	14:1	13:1	14:1
2005	14:1	13:1	14:1
2004	13:1	13:1	14:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2006)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2006	1%	1%	1%
2004	1%	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	1%	3%
2024	1%	3%
2023	1%	2%	2%
2022	1%	3%	1%
2021	1%	3%	1%
2020	1%	3%	2%
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	1%	2%	1%
2015	1%	2%	2%
2013	1%	2%	3%
2012	1%	2%	2%
2011	1%	2%	2%
2010	2%	2%	2%
2009	2%	2%	3%
2008	1%	2%	3%
2007	1%	2%	3%
2006	1%	2%	2%
2005	2%	2%	2%
2004	1%	2%	2%

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Hispanic

14%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	8%	14%
2024	7%	13%
2023	7%	13%	6%
2022	6%	12%	6%
2021	7%	12%	6%
2020	5%	12%	5%
2019	6%	11%	5%
2018	4%	11%	5%
2017	5%	11%	5%
2016	6%	10%	4%
2015	5%	10%	4%
2014	5%	10%	4%
2013	5%	9%	4%
2012	3%	9%	4%
2011	3%	9%	4%
2010	2%	8%	4%
2009	2%	7%	3%
2008	2%	6%	2%
2007	3%	6%	2%
2006	2%	6%	2%
2005	3%	5%	2%
2004	2%	5%	2%

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Black

11%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	11%	7%
2024	11%	7%
2023	11%	7%	12%
2022	9%	7%	10%
2021	7%	7%	9%
2020	7%	7%	8%
2019	6%	6%	8%
2018	6%	6%	7%
2017	6%	6%	7%
2016	5%	6%	7%
2015	6%	6%	7%
2014	5%	5%	5%
2013	6%	5%	5%
2012	4%	5%	5%
2011	3%	5%	4%
2010	3%	5%	4%
2009	8%	6%	6%
2008	6%	6%	6%
2007	7%	5%	5%
2006	7%	5%	5%
2005	7%	5%	5%
2004	5%	4%	3%

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White

70%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	70%	70%
2024	73%	71%
2023	75%	72%	74%
2022	77%	73%	76%
2021	80%	74%	78%
2020	79%	74%	79%
2019	80%	75%	79%
2018	81%	76%	82%
2017	81%	77%	82%
2016	82%	78%	83%
2015	81%	78%	83%
2014	84%	79%	84%
2013	83%	80%	84%
2012	88%	81%	85%
2011	89%	81%	87%
2010	88%	82%	87%
2009	88%	84%	88%
2008	91%	85%	89%
2007	89%	86%	90%
2006	89%	86%	90%
2005	88%	87%	90%
2004	91%	88%	92%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2010-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	9%	5%
2024	8%	5%
2023	6%	5%	5%
2022	7%	5%	6%
2021	5%	4%	5%
2020	8%	4%	6%
2019	8%	4%	6%
2018	9%	4%	5%
2017	7%	4%	5%
2016	6%	4%	5%
2015	7%	3%	4%
2014	6%	3%	5%
2013	5%	3%	4%
2012	4%	3%	4%
2011	4%	2%	3%
2010	5%	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

30%

0.49

0.48

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Diversity Score Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	0.49	0.49
2024	0.45	0.48
2023	0.42	0.46	0.44
2022	0.39	0.45	0.41
2021	0.35	0.43	0.38
2020	0.37	0.43	0.36
2019	0.35	0.42	0.36
2018	0.33	0.41	0.32
2017	0.34	0.39	0.32
2016	0.32	0.38	0.30
2015	0.34	0.38	0.30
2014	0.29	0.37	0.29
2013	0.31	0.35	0.29
2012	0.22	0.34	0.27
2011	0.21	0.34	0.25
2010	0.22	0.32	0.24
2009	0.22	0.29	0.22
2008	0.17	0.27	0.20
2007	0.20	0.26	0.19
2006	0.20	0.26	0.18
2005	0.22	0.24	0.17
2004	0.17	0.22	0.13

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(22-23)

11.2%

24.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2023	11.2%	24.7%	26.1%
2022	18%	27.8%	32.9%
2021	16.7%	23.1%	24.3%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

33%

35%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	33%	35%
2024	30%	36%
2023	30%	36%	29%
2022	33%	35%	30%
2021	25%	35%	25%
2020	26%	35%	26%
2019	26%	36%	26%
2018	26%	33%	24%
2017	27%	34%	24%
2016	24%	34%	24%
2015	23%	34%	23%
2014	27%	34%	24%
2013	24%	34%	23%
2012	22%	33%	22%
2011	24%	31%	22%
2010	21%	29%	21%
2009	22%	26%	19%
2008	20%	26%	18%
2007	22%	24%	19%
2006	18%	25%	17%
2005	21%	23%	20%
2004	18%	22%	15%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2004-2025)
Year	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Iowa	College Comm School District
2025	1%	7%
2024	3%	5%
2023	4%	6%	4%
2022	3%	5%	3%
2021	5%	6%	4%
2020	4%	7%	4%
2019	5%	7%	4%
2018	6%	7%	4%
2017	3%	7%	4%
2016	4%	7%	5%
2015	5%	7%	5%
2014	4%	7%	4%
2013	5%	7%	4%
2012	4%	7%	5%
2011	5%	8%	5%
2010	6%	8%	6%
2009	5%	8%	5%
2008	6%	8%	6%
2007	4%	8%	5%
2006	5%	8%	5%
2005	5%	8%	5%
2004	8%	8%	6%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

College Comm School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Prairie Ridge Elementary School's ranking?

Prairie Ridge Elementary School is ranked #89 out of 1,223 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Iowa.

What schools are Prairie Ridge Elementary School often compared to?

Prairie Ridge Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Prairie View Elementary School, Echo Hill Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

85-89% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 68% IA state average), while 80-84% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 70% IA state average).

How many students attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School?

438 students attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

70% of Prairie Ridge Elementary School students are White, 11% of students are Black, 9% of students are Two or more races, 8% of students are Hispanic, 1% of students are American Indian, and 1% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Prairie Ridge Elementary School?

Prairie Ridge Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is equal to the Iowa state average of 14:1.

What grades does Prairie Ridge Elementary School offer ?

Prairie Ridge Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-4 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Prairie Ridge Elementary School part of?

Prairie Ridge Elementary School is part of College Comm School District.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 438 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 10%
: 85-89% (Top 10%)
: 80-84% (Top 20%)
: Prairie Ridge Elementary's attendance zone encompasses the entire school district in Cedar Rapids, IA, covering approximately 139.8 square miles. The typical drive to the school takes 10-15 minutes, with the furthest edge of the zone located about 11.2 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

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