Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 399 students
Prairie City Elementary School
309 East Plainsmen Road, Prairie City, IA 50228
Grades
3–5
Elementary
Students
240
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
PCM Comm School District
Jasper County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Prairie City Elementary School
Prairie City Elementary School is a public elementary school in Prairie City, Iowa, serving grades 3–5. It is part of PCM Comm School District. The school is located in a rural area in Jasper County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 240 students were enrolled, with about 14.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 3–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 3–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 240 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- PCM Comm School District
- County
- Jasper County
- NCES school ID
- 199901702062
Schools near Prairie City Elementary School
All 2 schools in Prairie City →
Monroe Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 257 students
Runnells Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 260 students
Mitchellville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 255 students
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 380 students
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 306 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.