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Prairie Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Haysville, Kansas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Haysville school district, which is ranked 226 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 541-618 out of 656-670 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is significantly below the Haysville district and Kansas state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in mathematics, where only 14.66% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 26.59% in Haysville and 38.73% statewide. Prairie Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 22.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Prairie Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby Oatville Elementary, Ruth Clark Elementary, and Freeman Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and rankings. The nearby Wichita and Derby schools, such as Enterprise Elementary, Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary, and Paul B Cooper Elementary, also outperform Prairie Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics.

407

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,658

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7101 S. Meridian
Haysville, KS 67060

(316) 554-2350

District: Haysville

Students who attend Prairie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haysville West Middle School
High:	Campus High Haysville

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg30%

Kansas avg42%

618^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Haysville

226^th of 264Haysville among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	618 of 656	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	578 of 653	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	570 of 660	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	541 of 668	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	545 of 670	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	540 of 667	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	499 of 656	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	447 of 659	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.9	215 of 656	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	345 of 678	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	76.4	117 of 668	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	50.7	430 of 660	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	11.5	591 of 631	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	592 of 630	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	574 of 621	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	570 of 614	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	167 of 214	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	125 of 193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	116 of 140	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	111 of 129	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	442 of 591	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	478 of 591	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	394 of 574	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	251 of 262	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	153 of 260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	179 of 245	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	189 of 254	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	96 of 229	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	157 of 235	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	70 of 207	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	509 of 533	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	481 of 546	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	443 of 541	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	359 of 512	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	306 of 494	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	313 of 509	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	244 of 512	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	493 of 605	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	446 of 586	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	453 of 575	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	268 of 313	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	266 of 306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	283 of 296	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	263 of 305	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	167 of 214	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	125 of 193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	116 of 140	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	566 of 576	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	567 of 579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	536 of 584	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	510 of 596	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	514 of 587	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	539 of 592	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	513 of 574	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2021)27th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Science15%-27 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 S. Meridian	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2350	407	29	14.0	72.7%	232 (57.0%)	17 (4.2%)	107 (26.3%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	8.4	618^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.8%		14.9	578^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.5%	40	27.4	28.6	13.9	22.5	19.3	18.6	8.1	14.7	14.9	14.9	$12,658	$774	$11,884
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1731 West Grand Avenue	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2265	397	27	14.6	58.2%	269 (67.8%)	10 (2.5%)	57 (14.4%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.6%)	38.5	428^th of 656 public elementary schools	34.8%		33.3	461^st of 653 public elementary schools	29.4%	33	55.3	41.7	45.3	47.3	41.1	33.3	26.4	33.7	35.8	35.8	$12,195	$756	$11,439
Rex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W. Grand	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2281	386	30	12.8	64.0%	272 (70.5%)	5 (1.3%)	73 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.3%)	33.5	461^st of 656 public elementary schools	29.7%		39.6	417^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.1%	44	45.2	42.6	39.7	42.4	27.4	39.3	22.1	29.3	44.1	44.1	$12,048	$784	$11,264
Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 N Delos	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2273	442	29	15.1	67.2%	288 (65.2%)	6 (1.4%)	94 (21.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (10.4%)	31.8	477^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.3%		38.9	423^rd of 653 public elementary schools	35.2%	54	42.9	39.4	43.5	41.8	33.9	33.3	29.0	32.1	35.5	35.5	$12,195	$786	$11,409
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W. 55th Street South	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2333	316	24	13.1	63.0%	172 (54.4%)	22 (7.0%)	70 (22.2%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.3%)	27	502^nd of 656 public elementary schools	23.5%		32.9	464^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.9%	38	52.0	32.5	33.3	39.9	31.4	21.9	24.5	26.2	38.8	38.8	$13,333	$809	$12,524
Cessna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W 45th S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6900	356	26	13.6	91.6%	175 (49.2%)	52 (14.6%)	83 (23.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	10.4	609^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.2	641^st of 653 public elementary schools	1.8%	32	35.7	23.3	29.3	29.3	22.6	5.0	14.6	13.6	17.1	17.1	$16,040	$3,122	$12,918
Oatville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4335 S Hoover	Wichita	67215	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2290	360	25	14.2	54.7%	205 (56.9%)	13 (3.6%)	63 (17.5%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	53 (14.7%)	28.5	494^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.7%		39.5	419^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.8%	75	45.9	37.2	29.8	37.4	39.3	27.9	26.9	31.6	35.8	35.8	$11,905	$829	$11,076
White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5148 S Kansas	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1250	414	30	13.6	84.8%	171 (41.3%)	59 (14.3%)	100 (24.2%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.3%)	9.5	615^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.3%		7.2	634^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.9%	19	35.4	26.8	21.7	27.4	16.3	16.1	8.6	13.5	18.3	18.3	$15,277	$2,768	$12,509
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 S Gold	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6800	424	33	13.0	92.5%	157 (37.0%)	51 (12.0%)	172 (40.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4.2	650^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.1	619^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.2%	31	28.6	11.5	19.2	20.5	4.0	6.6	5.9	5.3	11.5	11.5	$18,349	$2,823	$15,526
Paul B Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4625 Juniper	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0934	278	27	10.3	83.5%	94 (33.8%)	17 (6.1%)	118 (42.4%)	18 (6.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	11.1	603^rd of 656 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.5	587^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.1%	16	35.1	25.6	21.2	27.5	21.0	22.5	11.8	18.7	17.6	17.6	$15,928	$3,324	$12,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haysville West Middle School
High : Campus High Haysville

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Elementary School are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Prairie Elementary School.

Is Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Prairie Elementary School in?

Haysville

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