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Prairie Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
20981 Dersch Rd.
Anderson, CA 96007
Phone
(530) 365-1801
District
Pacheco Union Elementary
County
SHASTA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
335
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Prairie Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
46%
49%
46%
49%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 122 36.4%
Grade 1 76 22.7%
Grade 2 73 21.8%
Grade 3 64 19.1%
Total 335 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 76.0% 23.2%
Black 0.7% 1.1% 5.1%
Hispanic 17.9% 17.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 2.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 3.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.1% 50.6% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 45.4% 44.7% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 5.8% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,935 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 343.7 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.7% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 27.5% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,455 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 4.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.7% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.9% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,414 $5,338,000 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $514 $370,000 4.0%
Staff $294 $212,000 2.3%
General Administration $344 $248,000 2.7%
School Administration $1,004 $723,000 7.9%
Operation $1,167 $840,000 9.2%
Transportation $493 $355,000 3.9%
Other $624 $449,000 4.9%
Total Support $4,440 $3,197,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $868 $625,000 6.8%
Total Expenditures $12,722 $9,160,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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