Is Prairie View Elementary a good school?

Prairie View Elementary ranks 283 rd of 906 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prairie View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 718 students attended Prairie View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Elementary?

Students at Prairie View Elementary are 70% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Prairie View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frontier Middle High : Liberty High School

Prairie View Elementary

Summary:

Prairie View Elementary is a public elementary school located in O'Fallon, Missouri, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 708 students. The school is part of the Wentzville R-IV School District, which is ranked 36th out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Prairie View Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces some challenges compared to its peers in the Wentzville R-IV district. The school has had higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 24.3%, which is higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools like Duello Elementary (20.5%) and Lakeview Elementary (20.5%). Additionally, Prairie View's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally lower than the Wentzville R-IV district and the state averages, with the school's performance on certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students, being a particular area of concern.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Wentzville R-IV district, Prairie View Elementary generally underperforms. Schools like Duello Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, and Discovery Ridge Elementary have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Prairie View's spending per student, while increasing over the years, is still lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Crossroads Elementary ($12,848 per student) and Ostmann Elementary ($14,780 per student).

Detail:

Public K-5

1550 Feise Rd
O Fallon, MO 63368-7346

(636) 625-2494

District: Wentzville R-IV

SchoolDigger Rank:
283^rd of 906 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,494

Students who attend Prairie View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Middle
High:	Liberty High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 718

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Prairie View Elementary ranks better than 68.8% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.98. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.1%), two or more races (8.4%), Hispanic (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary is 14. 11 elementary schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Prairie View Elementary employs 51.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prairie View Elementary is $11,494. 9 elementary schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prairie View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Prairie View Elementary 283^rd of 906 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Prairie View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Wentzville R-IV:

SchoolDigger ranks Wentzville R-IV 36^th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prairie View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2007	47.37	618^th	1080	42.8%
2008	46.06	646^th	1084	40.4%
2009	52.17	534^th	1053	49.3%
2010	59.62	408^th	1066	61.7%
2011	58.84	465^th	1088	57.3%
2012	69.04	301^st	1085	72.3%
2013	56.00	497^th	1108	55.1%
2014	56.62	469^th	1089	56.9%
2015	58.82	435^th	1058	58.9%
2016	57.94	392^nd	865	54.7%
2017	56.84	449^th	1032	56.5%
2018	57.27	432^nd	1045	58.7%
2019	53.04	488^th	1052	53.6%
2021	58.42	369^th	901	59.0%
2022	53.77	421^st	908	53.6%
2023	69.52	248^th	898	72.4%
2024	66.98	283^rd	906	68.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.45	67^th	107	37.4%
2024	36.98	67^th	101	33.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	34.49	653^rd	887	26.4%
2019	35.20	659^th	907	27.3%
2021	31.94	407^th	574	29.1%
2023	36.24	407^th	611	33.4%
2024	25.86	505^th	625	19.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	34.87	181^st	251	27.9%
2019	33.84	210^th	302	30.5%
2021	38.92	53^rd	81	34.6%
2022	51.43	48^th	103	53.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.62	48^th	120	60.0%

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Rank History for White students at Prairie View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	47.29	467^th	898	48.0%
2019	41.96	538^th	917	41.3%
2021	45.20	366^th	691	47.0%
2022	42.63	402^nd	675	40.4%
2023	59.63	256^th	673	62.0%
2024	56.69	278^th	668	58.4%

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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a parent
Thursday, May 20, 2021

I have only started to realized how insidious and malignant the school is since the pandemic. It was until then did I have a chance to SEE what my children were being taught during remote learning. It was absolutely filled with Critical Race Theory and anti-conservative propaganda, teachers and principal were aggressively indoctrinating their own political agenda. They also teach anti-history. I could recount 4 sessions with the teachers, principal, and vice superintendent, asking and pleading with them to stay politically neutral. They of course completely IGNORED me. And due to pandemic, I have no way of knowing any of the parents, so that kept me isolated from reaching out to other parents. It is terrifying these "educators" think they have to right to indoctrinate and brainwash my children. They expect me to just go away out of frustration. But I will not shut up, our taxpayers hard-earned money pay for your salaries! You have to crawl through my dead body before you could shut me up. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Prairie View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	284	16	10	4	2	n/a	n/a	316
2007	466	43	20	18	1	n/a	n/a	548
2008	608	59	24	24	2	n/a	n/a	717
2009	707	52	27	29	2	n/a	n/a	817
2010	774	49	29	36	3	n/a	n/a	891
2011	488	33	17	33	2	2	2	577
2012	510	22	17	32	2	2	5	590
2013	490	21	27	32	3	1	9	583
2014	484	25	34	43	3	0	15	604
2015	476	23	30	45	2	0	21	597
2016	484	32	29	41	1	1	29	617
2017	471	35	31	43	1	1	30	612
2018	507	32	36	51	2	1	34	663
2019	625	40	38	58	1	1	44	807
2020	623	48	35	80	1	1	49	837
2021	625	47	37	65	0	1	50	825
2022	633	56	38	55	0	3	56	841
2023	519	45	34	54	1	1	54	708
2024	503	48	47	58	1	1	60	718

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prairie View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	316	18.0	17.6	20.3
2007	548	16.9	32.4	27.7
2008	717	40.2	17.8	22.3
2009	817	50.5	16.2	24.5
2010	891	54.3	16.3	25
2011	577	38.1	15.1	32.2
2012	590	39.6	14.8	30.2
2013	583	40.1	14.5	28
2014	604	41.0	14.7	31
2015	597	42.0	14.2	29.8
2016	617	43.0	14.3	28.8
2017	612	44.0	13.9	27.8
2018	663	49.7	13.3	30.5
2019	807	55.9	14.4	23.4
2020	837	56.8	14.7	19.2
2021	825	61.2	13.4	22.7
2022	841	62.1	13.5	10.8
2023	708	52.3	13.5	19.2
2024	718	51.2	14.0	24.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Prairie View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	316	18.0	17.6	20.3
2007	548	16.9	32.4	27.7
2008	717	40.2	17.8	22.3
2009	817	50.5	16.2	24.5
2010	891	54.3	16.3	25
2011	577	38.1	15.1	32.2
2012	590	39.6	14.8	30.2
2013	583	40.1	14.5	28
2014	604	41.0	14.7	31
2015	597	42.0	14.2	29.8
2016	617	43.0	14.3	28.8
2017	612	44.0	13.9	27.8
2018	663	49.7	13.3	30.5
2019	807	55.9	14.4	23.4
2020	837	56.8	14.7	19.2
2021	825	61.2	13.4	22.7
2022	841	62.1	13.5	10.8
2023	708	52.3	13.5	19.2
2024	718	51.2	14.0	24.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Prairie View Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$297 (2.9%)	$9,876 (97.1%)	$10,173
2020	$334 (3.1%)	$10,348 (96.9%)	$10,681
2021	$287 (2.6%)	$10,703 (97.4%)	$10,991
2022	$455 (4.0%)	$11,039 (96.0%)	$11,494

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prairie View Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 488^th of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 248^th of 898 Elementary schools	18.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Prairie View Elementary)	33.4	50.4	17%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wentzville R-IV)	53.1	44.9	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46	41.1	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Prairie View Elementary)	48	52.2	4.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wentzville R-IV)	58.7	47.1	11.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	42.4	6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Prairie View Elementary)	39.1	42.8	3.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wentzville R-IV)	53.1	53.7	0.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.8	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Prairie View Elementary)	55.7	50	5.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wentzville R-IV)	58.2	56.9	1.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	45.9	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Prairie View Elementary)	39.4	44.4	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wentzville R-IV)	50.7	47.6	3.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	39.1	1.2%
5th Grade Science (Prairie View Elementary)	56.7	51.3	5.4%
5th Grade Science (Wentzville R-IV)	55.5	46.1	9.4%
5th Grade Science (Missouri)	42.5	40.9	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Prairie View Elementary)	58.3	57.9	0.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wentzville R-IV)	60.4	52.7	7.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	47.1	44.1	3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Prairie View Elementary)	29.5	35.4	5.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Wentzville R-IV)	53.5	49.6	3.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	42.5	41.6	0.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Prairie View Elementary)	49.2	42.5	6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wentzville R-IV)	56.1	46	10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	45.9	39.4	6.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	807	708	12.3%
African American	40	45	12.5%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	38	34	10.5%
Hispanic	58	54	6.9%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	625	519	17%
Two or More Races	44	54	22.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	23.4%	19.2%	4.2%

Schools Near Prairie View Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Feise Rd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 625-2494	718	51	14.0	24.7%	503 (70.1%)	48 (6.7%)	58 (8.1%)	47 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.4%)	67	283^rd of 906 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.5	248^th of 898 public elementary schools	72.4%	35	48.7	54.4	46.6	46.7	44.6	47.8	50.9	$11,494	$455	$11,039
Barfield Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	2025 Hanley Rd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-5757	392	40	9.9	15.6%	273 (69.6%)	29 (7.4%)	24 (6.1%)	33 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	7500 Town Square	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-4537	678	49	13.9	15.6%	488 (72.0%)	56 (8.3%)	34 (5.0%)	57 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.6%)	85.1	100^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.0%		85	105^th of 898 public elementary schools	88.3%	5	69.6	60.7	53.8	56.5	51.9	68.7	63.0	$12,848	$670	$12,178
Green Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Ronald Reagan Dr	Lake St Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 625-5600	628	45	13.9	21.7%	457 (72.8%)	65 (10.4%)	34 (5.4%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	81	144^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.1%		70.9	232^nd of 898 public elementary schools	74.2%	88	60.1	41.0	69.1	61.5	60.4	52.3	68.2	$11,241	$368	$10,873
Twin Chimneys Elementary	Public	K-5	7396 Twin Chimneys Blvd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 240-0093	510	41	12.5	8.0%	341 (66.9%)	29 (5.7%)	13 (2.5%)	83 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	82.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%		85.4	100^th of 898 public elementary schools	88.9%	31	50.6	66.5	54.8	58.1	45.6	75.8	63.0	$12,332	$756	$11,576
Discovery Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2523 Sommers Road	O Fallon	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-2354	587	42	13.9	13.8%	468 (79.7%)	16 (2.7%)	40 (6.8%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	87.8	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%		76.9	167^th of 898 public elementary schools	81.4%	88	66.9	66.6	65.5	57.2	67.7	62.4	55.6	$11,853	$387	$11,466
Ostmann Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Meriwether Lewis Dr	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-3382	399	35	11.5	5.0%	330 (82.7%)	8 (2.0%)	16 (4.0%)	28 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	86	91^st of 906 public elementary schools	90.0%		84.4	109^th of 898 public elementary schools	87.9%	18	53.6	67.7		66.1	55.1	69.2		$14,780	$1,210	$13,570
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8970 Mexico Rd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1611	407	36	11.4	21.1%	283 (69.5%)	31 (7.6%)	37 (9.1%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	72.7	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%		72	219^th of 898 public elementary schools	75.6%	6	43.7	61.2	44.2	52.1	47.4	64.4	54.2	$14,391	$911	$13,480
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Mexico Road	Wentzville	63366	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 332-2923	613	47	12.9	13.4%	475 (77.5%)	48 (7.8%)	37 (6.0%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	73.2	215^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.3%		72.3	215^th of 898 public elementary schools	76.1%		38.4	66.9	55.7	54.0	32.4	61.4	57.5	$12,014	$494	$11,520
Dardenne Elementary	Public	K-5	2621 Hwy K	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 978-4001	414	40	10.3	48.3%	258 (62.3%)	23 (5.6%)	74 (17.9%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.4%)	43.9	519^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.7%		59.1	363^rd of 898 public elementary schools	59.6%	156	39.6	42.0	28.7	27.2	38.7	44.3	36.1	$12,909	$985	$11,924

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