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Prairie Elementary School

Regular School · Lafayette, LA

Prairie Elementary School is a regular school school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 663 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
663
Teachers (FTE)
38.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 295 44%
Black or African American 256 39%
Hispanic/Latino 67 10%
Two or more races 28 4%
Asian 13 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 663 319M / 344F

English Language Learners: 33 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45.0% +15.5pp 29.5% 264
Reading Proficiency 55.0% +14.3pp 40.7% 264
Science Proficiency 36.0% 263

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)
+0.10 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
23 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
107
16.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 663 100%

Contact & Location

1101 Rue du Belier

Lafayette, LA 70506

Phone: (337)521-7790

District

Lafayette Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,102

District enrollment: 32,377

NCES ID

220087000688

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