Prairie Elementary School
Cottonwood, ID · Middle School · Grades -1-6
Prairie Elementary School is a middle school in Cottonwood, ID with 251 students enrolled and a 68% proficiency rate. Part of Cottonwood Joint District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Prairie Elementary School is a middle school located in Cottonwood, Idaho. The school serves 251 students in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 68% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Prairie Elementary School is part of the Cottonwood Joint District in Idaho.
How This School Compares
Prairie Elementary School has 251 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Cottonwood Joint District (221 students). Its 68% proficiency rate is 0 percentage points below the district average of 69%. Compared to the Idaho state average of 54%, the school performs 14 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Prairie Elementary School has 251 students enrolled in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 68% of students at Prairie Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Prairie Elementary School is part of the Cottonwood Joint District in Cottonwood, Idaho. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.