Prairie Ridge Elementary Primary School
401 76th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids IA, 52404, Linn County
Phone: 319-848-5100
Ranking: 
(198 out of 696, top 28%)*
(198 out of 696, top 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: College Community School District
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: | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 552 | 549 | 546 | 530 | 511 | 530 | 510 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 46 | 8.3% | 42 | 7.7% | 45 | 8.2% | 44 | 8.3% | 44 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 18.3% | 106 | 19.3% | 98 | 17.9% | 96 | 18.1% | 88 | 17.2% | 83 | 15.7% | 78 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 19.2% | 99 | 18.0% | 98 | 17.9% | 93 | 17.5% | 95 | 18.6% | 95 | 17.9% | 93 | 18.2% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 17.8% | 102 | 18.6% | 97 | 17.8% | 99 | 18.7% | 94 | 18.4% | 89 | 16.8% | 92 | 18.0% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 18.7% | 96 | 17.5% | 103 | 18.9% | 100 | 18.9% | 91 | 17.8% | 97 | 18.3% | 89 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 98 | 17.8% | 104 | 18.9% | 105 | 19.2% | 98 | 18.5% | 99 | 19.4% | 93 | 17.5% | 70 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 50.7% | 278 | 50.6% | 274 | 50.2% | 274 | 51.7% | 272 | 53.2% | 276 | 52.1% | 264 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 272 | 49.3% | 271 | 49.4% | 272 | 49.8% | 256 | 48.3% | 239 | 46.8% | 246 | 46.4% | 242 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 4.5% | 30 | 5.5% | 18 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 30 | 5.4% | 30 | 5.5% | 20 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.3% | 43 | 8.1% | 31 | 6.1% |
| White: | 461 | 83.5% | 456 | 83.1% | 478 | 87.5% | 470 | 88.7% | 450 | 88.1% | 469 | 88.5% | 465 | 91.2% |
| 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: | 34 | 6.2% | 29 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.2% | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 27.4% | 131 | 23.9% | 121 | 22.2% | 125 | 23.6% | 108 | 21.1% | 119 | 22.5% | 100 | 19.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 3.8% | 26 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.4% | 28 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.3% | 27 | 5.1% | 30 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.12 | 16.59 | 17.01 | 16.31 | 15.25 | 14.30 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.52% | 80.12% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.81% | 74.06% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.40% | 76.37% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.52% | 76.66% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.04% | 81.82% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.02% | 79.89% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.04% | 83.58% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.56% | 72.60% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.6% | 46.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.2% | 21.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.8% | 78.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,320.0 | $42,200.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,223.0 | $31,656.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,769.0 | $45,152.0 |
* Prairie Ridge Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.