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Prairie Winds Elementary School

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Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 118 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Winds Elementary School is a PK–6 school in Monument, CO, serving 374 students within the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, a district ranked 9th out of 115 in Colorado. The school itself ranks 118th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the top 13% statewide. Academically, it significantly outperforms district and state averages: 68.4% of students are proficient or above in English Language Arts, compared to 57.4% district-wide and 44.7% statewide, while math proficiency stands at 61.1% versus 52.6% district and 37.3% state. The school also enjoys a favorable 13.9 student-teacher ratio and a low 11.5% free/reduced lunch rate.

Among nearby schools, Prairie Winds Elementary School is a standout in several areas. Its ELA proficiency trails only Antelope Trails Elementary School (71.0%) and Edith Wolford Elementary School (69.2%), while exceeding same-district peers like Bear Creek Elementary School, Lewis-Palmer Elementary School, and Palmer Lake Elementary School. Its 5th-grade science score of 62.5% is the highest in the local area, a full 26 points above the state average. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 13.7%—down from 18.4% the prior year and well below the state rate of 28.4%—and its class sizes are smaller than those at Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School, Edith Wolford, Bear Creek, and Lewis-Palmer Elementary.

Prairie Winds has shown resilience in recent years. After ranking among Colorado's top-50 schools, it dipped sharply to 176th in 2023–2024 before recovering to 118th, suggesting recent efforts are working. The strongest academics are in the early grades—80% proficiency in 3rd-grade ELA—while 6th-grade math (44.4%) remains a relative weak spot compared with Ray E Kilmer Elementary School (67.5%) and The Classical Academy Charter (60.7%). Even with these fluctuations, and despite a rising share of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school continues to post strong results, making it a solid choice for families.

374

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,783

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

790 King's Deer Point East
Monument, CO 80132-8796

(719) 559-0800

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Students who attend Prairie Winds Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High:	Palmer Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg55%

Colorado avg41%

118^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

9^th of 114Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	118 of 946	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	152 of 950	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	176 of 943	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	43 of 933	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	56 of 921	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	50 of 710	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	78 of 965	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	52 of 917	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	79 of 929	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	41 of 914	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.4	66 of 938	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	105 of 962	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	101 of 954	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	89.5	70 of 935	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	69 of 935	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	71 of 925	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	65 of 872	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	48 of 849	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	81 of 852	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	96 of 829	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	87.3	65 of 823	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	67 of 808	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	103 of 695	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	119 of 694	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	147 of 684	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	70 of 642	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	85 of 595	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	35 of 351	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	54 of 758	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	11 of 690	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	112 of 697	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	168 of 700	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	143 of 683	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	29 of 649	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	44 of 594	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	52 of 352	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	97 of 764	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	46 of 693	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	109 of 547	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	193 of 551	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	150 of 539	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	40 of 525	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	64 of 454	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	57 of 288	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	85 of 596	85.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+24 vs state

Science62%+26 vs state

Math61%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	86.1	118^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	80.0	69.4	67.3	59.1	68.4	67.6	73.5	59.2	44.4	61.1	62.5	$13,783
Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	612	39	15.7	10.0%	487 (79.6%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.7%)	51.8	423^rd of 946 public elementary schools	55.3%		56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%	28	39.5	38.9	57.0		45.3	34.6	43.1	43.6		40.3	43.6	$12,057
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	409	25	16.0	19.1%	310 (75.8%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (13.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	77.6	199^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.0%		73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%	42	46.8	74.1	51.9	61.2	59.3	55.3	70.2	52.8	52.3	57.7	48.1	$13,795
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13.0	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	77.4	202^nd of 946 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%	89	62.9	70.5	36.8	77.5	62.4	69.4	62.2	47.4	67.5	61.6	37.8	$14,896
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	869	54	16.1	20.4%	608 (70.0%)	14 (1.6%)	148 (17.0%)	19 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.5%)	83.2	150^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%	56	72.4	63.3	67.5	60.9	66.0	71.4	67.6	62.5	34.2	58.7	59.3	$12,278
Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	311	21	14.6	19.6%	210 (67.5%)	17 (5.5%)	51 (16.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.1%)	78.4	189^th of 946 public elementary schools	80.0%		76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%	24	69.8	73.0	70.6		71.0	59.5	67.6	46.2		56.5	38.0	$15,774
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	83.3	146^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%	21	64.9	59.4	68.5		64.4	68.8	62.1	58.6		62.6	52.7	$13,455
Palmer Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Upper Glenway	Palmer Lake	80133	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4760	286	22	12.8	34.3%	212 (74.1%)	5 (1.7%)	57 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	71	255^th of 946 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.7	271^st of 950 public elementary schools	71.5%	16	65.9	62.2	48.7	46.7	55.8	72.7	56.4	48.7	32.6	52.4	48.7	$14,314
The Classical Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0081	1,909	126	15.1	13.5%	1,481 (77.6%)	19 (1.0%)	173 (9.1%)	83 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (7.5%)	86.2	114^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	58.7	67.9	64.1	67.1	64.4	71.3	72.8	61.7	60.7	66.9	49.1	$6,956
The Da Vinci Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1335 Bridle Oak Lane	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 234-5400	447	30	14.8	24.4%	232 (51.9%)	39 (8.7%)	96 (21.5%)	32 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	72.2	241^st of 946 public elementary schools	74.5%		55.6	401^st of 950 public elementary schools	57.8%	160	52.7	60.6	67.1		60.1	54.7	54.9	45.8		51.8	42.3	$14,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Winds Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Prairie Winds Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Winds Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High : Palmer Ridge High School

What district is Prairie Winds Elementary School in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

How many students attend Prairie Winds Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Prairie Winds Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Winds Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Winds Elementary School are 76% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Prairie Winds Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 118^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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