Prairie High School
401 76th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids IA, 52404, Linn County
Phone: 319-848-5340
Ranking: 
(35 out of 205, top 17%)*
(35 out of 205, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: College Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 61 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 988 | 1,008 | 954 | 968 | 922 | 1,226 | 1,217 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 321 | 32.5% | 349 | 34.6% | 334 | 35.0% | 328 | 33.9% | 320 | 34.7% | 318 | 25.9% | 297 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 350 | 35.4% | 328 | 32.5% | 312 | 32.7% | 319 | 33.0% | 318 | 34.5% | 290 | 23.7% | 308 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 317 | 32.1% | 331 | 32.8% | 308 | 32.3% | 321 | 33.2% | 284 | 30.8% | 295 | 24.1% | 285 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 528 | 53.4% | 523 | 51.9% | 504 | 52.8% | 488 | 50.4% | 471 | 51.1% | 624 | 50.9% | 603 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 460 | 46.6% | 485 | 48.1% | 450 | 47.2% | 480 | 49.6% | 451 | 48.9% | 594 | 48.5% | 610 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 22 | 2.2% | 18 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.4% | 24 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 4.3% | 45 | 4.5% | 35 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.3% | 27 | 2.9% | 29 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 46 | 4.7% | 40 | 4.0% | 43 | 4.5% | 39 | 4.0% | 26 | 2.8% | 43 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.3% |
| White: | 849 | 85.9% | 870 | 86.3% | 827 | 86.7% | 850 | 87.8% | 829 | 89.9% | 1,123 | 91.6% | 1,117 | 91.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 2.8% | 33 | 3.3% | 35 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.3% | 22 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 18.2% | 188 | 18.7% | 175 | 18.3% | 170 | 17.6% | 147 | 15.9% | 179 | 14.6% | 167 | 13.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 5.9% | 53 | 5.3% | 45 | 4.7% | 44 | 4.5% | 57 | 6.2% | 67 | 5.5% | 70 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.20 | 17.18 | 15.43 | 15.25 | 13.84 | 16.30 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.49% | 90.24% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.85% | 88.89% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.08% | 88.50% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.81% | 88.51% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.7% | 49.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.3% | 50.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.4% | 17.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.6% | 82.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,767.0 | $44,466.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,912.0 | $31,555.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,727.0 | $47,184.0 |
* Prairie High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.