Heritage Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 530 students
South Prairie Elementary
500 S James St, Grimes, IA 50111
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
436
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Prairie Elementary
South Prairie Elementary is a public elementary school in Grimes, Iowa, serving grades K–4. It is part of Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 436 students were enrolled, with about 13.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 436 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190852002029
Schools near South Prairie Elementary
All 5 schools in Grimes →
North Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades K–4 · 412 students
Waterford Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 464 students
Horizon Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 613 students
Beaver Creek Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 575 students
Webster Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 519 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.