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Prairie Winds Elementary School

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Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 152 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Winds Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Monument, Colorado, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, which is ranked 12th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Prairie Winds Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Colorado, with a statewide ranking between 41st and 176th out of over 900 schools in recent years. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is exceptional, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, Prairie Winds Elementary School outperformed the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District and the state of Colorado in all CMAS subject areas and grade levels. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 4.61% to 8.38% in recent years, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 16.2 in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, Prairie Winds Elementary School consistently outperforms the other schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District, such as Palmer Lake Elementary School and Bear Creek Elementary School, on CMAS assessments. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Academy School District No. 20, such as The Classical Academy Charter and Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School, Prairie Winds' performance is more mixed, with some schools performing at a similar or even higher level. Additionally, Prairie Winds Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.2% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is concerning and may impact student learning and academic achievement.

374

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,445

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (61% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

Colorado avg40%

152^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 115Lewis-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
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
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
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
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 (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Math61%+25 vs state

Science57%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Winds Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%		78.8	176^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.3%	24	60.8	48.1	58.5	76.4	61.1	67.3	53.7	61.1	61.8	60.9	57.4	$14,445
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%)	56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.1	322^nd of 943 public elementary schools	65.9%	73	56.0	52.4	41.9		50.9	45.2	41.7	41.9		43.0	27.1	$12,278
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%)	73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%		72.6	240^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.5%	1	67.3	54.9	51.5	65.0	59.4	50.0	60.8	49.2	47.5	51.5	47.7	$12,564
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%)	86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.7	116^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.7%	3	60.0	54.5	76.5	75.0	66.4	70.3	42.4	80.0	68.8	65.7	67.6	$13,052
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%)	77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%		83.1	139^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.3%	67	64.5	57.9	51.7	66.3	59.8	69.3	57.5	59.2	45.2	58.1	44.3	$11,417
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%)	76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%		81.3	160^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.0%	53	78.6	44.7	73.7		64.6	64.3	40.4	59.0		53.9	55.6	$14,959
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%)	80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.9	114^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.9%	53	58.4	57.8	69.0		62.0	66.2	67.0	55.0		62.5	48.0	$12,277
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%)	69.7	271^st of 950 public elementary schools	71.5%		72.9	235^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.1%	36	65.7	38.9	48.6	53.6	51.5	66.7	47.2	56.4	51.7	55.7	44.7	$14,206
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%)	88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%		91.9	54^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	72.9	69.8	65.2	75.5	70.8	77.5	66.4	61.0	57.5	66.1	51.5	$6,397
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%)	55.6	401^st of 950 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.6	347^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.2%	54	46.2	52.8	42.6		47.5	44.9	45.8	35.2		42.6	38.9	$13,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Winds Elementary School

Is Prairie Winds Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 152^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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.

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