Prairie Home Elementary School
Public elementary school in Prairie Home, Missouri · Prairie Home R-V School District · Grades K–5
Prairie Home Elementary School serves 63 students in grades K–5 in Prairie Home (Cooper County). It is one of 2 schools in Prairie Home R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 1156th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 8.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 7.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Prairie Home R-V School District |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292553001499 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Prairie Home R-V | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 63 | 153 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 8.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.4% | 47.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Prairie Home Elementary School in context
Size
Prairie Home Elementary School is the only elementary school in Prairie Home R-V School District. Its 63 students are 41.2% of the district's 153. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 12.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 359; Prairie Home Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 13 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 7, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 5 has 63% more students than kindergarten (13 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 95.2% here and 94.1% across Prairie Home R-V.
52.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.7% across Prairie Home R-V and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 14.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 7.74 full-time-equivalent teachers for 63 students, Prairie Home Elementary School has 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 63 students would have about 5.1 teachers, so Prairie Home Elementary School has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Prairie Home Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Jamestown C-I Elementary School, 7.3 miles away in Jamestown C-1 School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.2% |
| Hispanic | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 Hwy Drive, Prairie Home, MO 65068
Phone: (660)841-5296
Website: prairiehome.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Prairie Home Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown C-I Elementary School | Jamestown C-1 | 7.3 mi | 67 | 7.3 | 32.8% |
| Bunceton Elementary School | Cooper County R-IV | 10.8 mi | 59 | 6.3 | 100% |
| Beulah Ralph Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 11.4 mi | 656 | 15.2 | 19.7% |
| Clarksburg Elementary School | Clarksburg C-2 | 11.6 mi | 57 | 5.7 | 52.6% |
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Boonville R-I | 12.6 mi | 419 | 15.1 | 100% |
| California Elementary School | Moniteau County R-I | 12.7 mi | 504 | 12.1 | 46.8% |
| David Barton Elementary School | Boonville R-I | 13.3 mi | 298 | 14 | 100% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 13.5 mi | 583 | 17.6 | 15.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Prairie Home R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Home High School | High | 6–12 | 90 |