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Prairie Middle School

Prairie Middle School school profile in Aurora, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
32/100
upward momentum with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
1,449
Enrollment has increased 5% over the available history.
FRL Share
73.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
712.3
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Prairie Middle School

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Academic Quality

18

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

39

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

86

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

34

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Aurora and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 40 · Colorado 50
32 40
2 Academic average
Peer 725.4 · Colorado 735.5
712.3 725.4
3 ELA
Peer 730.9 · Colorado 741.7
718.8 730.9
4 Math
Peer 722.8 · Colorado 731.5
708.2 722.8
5 Science
Peer 722.6 · Colorado 733.2
709.8 722.6
6 Enrollment
Peer 819 · Colorado 469
1,449 819
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Aurora 8.1 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
8.2 / 1k 8.1 / 1k
2 Market rent
Aurora $1,871 · Colorado $1,977
$1,627 $1,871
3 Home price
Aurora $480,624 · Colorado $556,199
$358,438 $480,624
4 Poverty rate
Aurora 11.4% · Colorado 10.1%
12.5% 11.4%
5 Median income
Aurora $104,534 · Colorado $101,131
$64,494 $104,534
6 Renter share
Aurora 31.8% · Colorado 32.6%
46% 31.8%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Prairie Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 712.3, with ELA at 718.8, Math at 708.2, and Science at 709.8. Against Aurora middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 18/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 5% over the available history. ELA does not yet have enough history to describe a full trend. Math does not yet have enough history to describe a full trend. The Durability section currently reads 39/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Prairie Middle School currently serves about 1,449 students. FRL share sits near 73.9%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 080600 carries violent crime around 8.2 / 1k, market rent near $1,627, median income near $64,494, and home-price context near $358,438. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80014 where rent context currently sits near $1,627 and home-price context near $358,438. Nearby violent crime has moved down 9% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Prairie Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 32/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.