Northfield Montessori
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 8 students
Prairie Creek Community School
27695 Denmark Ave, Northfield, MN 55057
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
180
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Prairie Creek Community School
Dakota County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. 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 Creek Community School
Prairie Creek Community School is a charter elementary school in Northfield, Minnesota, serving grades K–5. The school is located in a rural area in Dakota County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 180 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Northfield Public School District. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 180 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Northfield Public School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Prairie Creek Community School
- County
- Dakota County
- NCES school ID
- 270021203273
Schools near Prairie Creek Community School
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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.