Prescott Elementary School serves 295 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Prescott Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 40-44% (which is lower than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50-54% (which is lower than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Iowa state average of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 60% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Prescott Elementary School’s learner population of 295 learners has grown by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 31 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Prescott Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Prescott Elementary School is 0.71, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Prescott Elementary School is Dubuque Senior High School (1.4 miles away)

The closest middle school is Thomas Jefferson Middle School (1.1 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Audubon Elementary School (0.7 miles away)