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Prairie Creek Community School
27695 Denmark Ave
Northfield MN, 55057, Rice County
Phone: 507-645-9640
Ranking:
(597 out of 1,269, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
Total Students: | 182 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 177 | 119 | 120 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 30 | 16.5% | 30 | 16.7% | 30 | 16.7% | 29 | 16.3% | 29 | 16.4% | 20 | 16.8% | 20 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 30 | 16.5% | 30 | 16.7% | 30 | 16.7% | 29 | 16.3% | 29 | 16.4% | 19 | 16.0% | 20 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 30 | 16.5% | 30 | 16.7% | 30 | 16.7% | 29 | 16.3% | 31 | 17.5% | 20 | 16.8% | 20 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 30 | 16.5% | 32 | 17.8% | 29 | 16.1% | 31 | 17.4% | 30 | 16.9% | 20 | 16.8% | 20 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 32 | 17.6% | 29 | 16.1% | 31 | 17.2% | 30 | 16.9% | 31 | 17.5% | 21 | 17.6% | 19 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 30 | 16.5% | 29 | 16.1% | 30 | 16.7% | 30 | 16.9% | 27 | 15.3% | 19 | 16.0% | 21 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 94 | 51.6% | 86 | 47.8% | 84 | 46.7% | 80 | 44.9% | 79 | 44.6% | 54 | 45.4% | 63 | 52.5% |
Female: | 88 | 48.4% | 94 | 52.2% | 96 | 53.3% | 98 | 55.1% | 90 | 50.8% | 57 | 47.9% | 53 | 44.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.7% | 6 | 3.3% | 7 | 3.9% | 12 | 6.8% | 6 | 5.0% | 8 | 6.7% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 2.7% | 4 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.8% | 4 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.7% |
Black: | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 4 | 2.2% | 4 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.7% |
White: | 164 | 90.1% | 165 | 91.7% | 163 | 90.6% | 163 | 91.6% | 158 | 89.3% | 111 | 93.3% | 108 | 90.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 3.3% | 4 | 2.2% | 4 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 5.5% | 13 | 7.2% | 19 | 10.6% | 26 | 14.6% | 18 | 10.2% | 4 | 3.4% | 5 | 4.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 7.1% | 12 | 6.7% | 13 | 7.2% | 15 | 8.4% | 12 | 6.8% | 7 | 5.9% | 11 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 16.09 | 16.09 | 14.64 | 16.51 | 12.80 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | N/A |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.4% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.7% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 59.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,665.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,454.0 |
* Prairie Creek Community School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.