Best Public Schools in Rolling Prairie, IN

Rolling Prairie, Indiana is served by two public elementary schools — Rolling Prairie Elementary School and Prairie View Elementary School — both part of the New Prairie United School Corp district. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this area list. Both schools serve grades K–5 and together enroll 708 students, with Rolling Prairie Elementary at 414 students and Prairie View at 294. The district is ranked 48th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 87th percentile, with 4 stars.

In 2025–2026, both schools earned 4 stars: Rolling Prairie Elementary ranked 261 of 1,015 (74th percentile) and Prairie View ranked 285 of 1,015 (72nd percentile). Prairie View is the science standout, with all-grade science at 70% proficient against the district's 57.08%, and 4th grade science at 70% versus 63.11% district and 43.8% state. It also has the area's best attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 5.7% compared with 9.7% district and 16.7% state. Rolling Prairie is the math and momentum standout: all-grade math is 58.72% versus the district's 53.4%, and it improved across all three tested subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 while rising from 67th to 74th percentile and from 3 stars to 4 stars.

The two schools are moving in opposite directions. Prairie View's ELA fell from 61.01% to 49.4% and math from 67.92% to 54.76%, and its 5th graders scored 40% in both ELA and math, below district and state. Third grade ELA is a shared weakness: both schools are below the district's 46.7%, and Rolling Prairie is also below the state's 40.8%. Notably, resources and outcomes do not line up simply — Rolling Prairie has higher free/reduced lunch participation (51.21% vs 44.9%), higher per-pupil spending ($11,188 vs $10,446), and a higher student-teacher ratio (17.2 vs 15.1), yet the stronger math and 5th grade results.