# Dow's Prairie Elementary

Dow's Prairie Elementary is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 28th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 30.7% of students met California's reading standard. Math is weaker: 29.3% of students met California's math standard.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/dows-prairie-elementary-mckinleyville |
| District | [McKinleyville Union Elementary](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/mckinleyville-union-elementary) |
| Address | 3940 Dows Prairie Road, McKinleyville, CA, 95519-9444 |
| City | [McKinleyville](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/mckinleyville) |
| Grade span | K-4 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 283 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 30.7% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 29.3% |
| Reading State Rank | 3,566/4,657 (23rd percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 3,099/4,657 (33rd percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Per-student spending | $19,139 |
| Low-Income Students | 181 (64.0%) |
| English Learners | 8 (2.8%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Dow's%20Prairie%20Elementary%20McKinleyville%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Dow's%20Prairie%20Elementary%20McKinleyville) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/dow-s-prairie-elementary-school-mckinleyville-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/humboldt/mckinleyville-union-elementary/dow-s-prairie-elementary) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=12&lstDistrict=62950-000&lstSchool=6008056&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Math | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 30.7% | 75 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 29.3% | 75 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 25.5% | 41.7% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 27.4% | 33.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | N/A | 30.1% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | N/A | 30.1% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 23.5% | 34 |
| Two or more races | 40.9% | 22 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 26.5% | 34 |
| Two or more races | 36.4% | 22 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 75 | 36.0% | 33.3% | 17.3% | 13.3% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 75 | 49.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 8.0% |