Prairie Crest Elementary School
401 76th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids IA, 52404, Linn County
Phone: 319-848-5280
Ranking: 
(501 out of 696, bottom 28%)*
(501 out of 696, bottom 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: | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 540 | 521 | 534 | 500 | 468 | 474 | 453 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 43 | 8.0% | 41 | 7.9% | 58 | 10.9% | 62 | 12.4% | 60 | 12.8% | 26 | 5.5% | 18 | 4.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 112 | 20.7% | 114 | 21.9% | 128 | 24.0% | 122 | 24.4% | 120 | 25.6% | 92 | 19.4% | 98 | 21.6% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 15.6% | 95 | 18.2% | 99 | 18.5% | 91 | 18.2% | 69 | 14.7% | 79 | 16.7% | 65 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 97 | 18.0% | 101 | 19.4% | 96 | 18.0% | 74 | 14.8% | 76 | 16.2% | 67 | 14.1% | 69 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 105 | 19.4% | 94 | 18.0% | 78 | 14.6% | 75 | 15.0% | 69 | 14.7% | 70 | 14.8% | 66 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 18.3% | 76 | 14.6% | 75 | 14.0% | 76 | 15.2% | 74 | 15.8% | 68 | 14.3% | 68 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 267 | 49.4% | 261 | 50.1% | 274 | 51.3% | 261 | 52.2% | 244 | 52.1% | 242 | 51.1% | 227 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 273 | 50.6% | 260 | 49.9% | 260 | 48.7% | 239 | 47.8% | 224 | 47.9% | 224 | 47.3% | 222 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 33 | 6.1% | 28 | 5.4% | 34 | 6.4% | 16 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.8% | 28 | 5.9% | 27 | 6.0% |
| White: | 449 | 83.1% | 436 | 83.7% | 463 | 86.7% | 458 | 91.6% | 430 | 91.9% | 427 | 90.1% | 409 | 90.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 7.2% | 38 | 7.3% | 22 | 4.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 21.9% | 123 | 23.6% | 115 | 21.5% | 102 | 20.4% | 94 | 20.1% | 101 | 21.3% | 84 | 18.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.9% | 22 | 4.2% | 29 | 5.4% | 21 | 4.2% | 26 | 5.6% | 32 | 6.8% | 25 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.26 | 17.95 | 18.41 | 18.32 | 16.50 | 14.10 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.01% | 80.12% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.63% | 74.06% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.36% | 76.37% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.77% | 76.66% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 81.82% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.71% | 79.89% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 83.58% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 72.60% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.5% | 66.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.5% | 33.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.0% | 22.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.0% | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,611.0 | $41,971.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,376.0 | $31,722.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,217.0 | $44,899.0 |
* Prairie Crest Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.