Prairie Heights Elementary School

7930 Indian Village Heights, Fountain CO, 80817 | Hanover School District 28 | 719-382-1260
  • grades PK-5
  • students 135
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 30% 24% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Fountain
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
34%Fountain
39%Colorado

Prairie Heights Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Hanover School District 28" in Fountain, CO. There are a total of 135 students and 10 teachers at Prairie Heights Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Prairie Heights Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 30.0%, which is 24% lower than the Colorado average.

Prairie Heights Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students135
Teachers10
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Prairie Heights Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3>= 50%
4<= 20%
5<= 20%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3>= 50%
4<= 20%
521-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Prairie Heights Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 70.0% 64.7% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 3.1% 2.3% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.8% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.8% 26.4% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 1.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.1% 4.3% 3.5% 3.1%

Fountain demographics profile

StatisticFountainColoradoNational
Population30,2405,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3565691
Median age30.336.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%56%55%
Speak English84%83%79%
Speak Spanish9%12%13%

Education level achieved in Fountain

IndexFountainColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade93.0%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school92.7%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college70.7%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.4%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.8%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters5.8%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.8%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Prairie Heights Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.