Prairie Park Elem

Regular School · Lawrence, KS

Prairie Park Elem is a regular school school in Lawrence, Kansas, serving grades KG–05 with 354 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

354

Teachers (FTE)

26.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	196	55%
Two or more races	73	21%
Hispanic/Latino	44	12%
Black or African American	23	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	14	4%
Asian	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	354	190M / 164F

English Language Learners: 16 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	28.4%	127
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	36.2%	122
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	43

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

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)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.5% 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.)	354	100%

Contact & Location

2711 Kensington Road

Lawrence, KS 66046

Phone: (785)832-5740

http://www.usd497.org

District

Lawrence

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,916

District enrollment: 10,908

Other Schools in District

Cordley Elem Elementary
Deerfield Elem Elementary
Hillcrest Elem Elementary
Langston Hughes Elem Elementary
New York Elem Elementary
Quail Run Elementary Elementary
Schwegler Elem Elementary
Sunflower Elementary Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 66046) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

200840000793

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