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452
Enrollment
14.6:1
Student:Teacher
69%
Proficiency Rate
24%
Free/Reduced Lunch

About This School

South Prairie Elementary is a elementary school located in Grimes, Iowa. The school serves 452 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

According to EDFacts assessment data, 69% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.

24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

South Prairie Elementary is part of the Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District in Iowa.

How This School Compares

South Prairie Elementary has 452 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District (535 students). Its 69% proficiency rate is 4 percentage points above the district average of 66%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 16 points higher. With a 14.6:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.

Frequently Asked Questions

South Prairie Elementary has 452 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

According to EDFacts data, 69% of students at South Prairie Elementary meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.

South Prairie Elementary is part of the Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District in Grimes, Iowa. 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.

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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.