Dow's Prairie Elementary

Regular School · McKinleyville, CA

Dow's Prairie Elementary is a regular school school in McKinleyville, California, serving grades KG–02 with 283 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 02

Enrollment

283

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	143	51%
Two or more races	62	22%
Hispanic/Latino	51	18%
American Indian / Alaska Native	22	8%
Black or African American	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	283	138M / 145F

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.30 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	283	100%

Contact & Location

3940 Dows Prairie Rd.

McKinleyville, CA 95519

Phone: (707)839-1558

http://mckusd.org

District

McKinleyville Union Elementary

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,281

District enrollment: 928

Other Schools in District

Morris Elementary Elementary
McKinleyville Middle Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 95519) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

062430003650

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD