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Prairie Winds Elementary School

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Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 549 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Winds Elementary School is a medium-sized school in Pueblo West, CO, serving 477 students in grades PK–5 as part of Pueblo County School District 70, a 3-star district. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and sits in the 42nd percentile of Colorado elementary schools — a position it has held fairly steadily for the past decade. Within its own district, Prairie Winds outperforms Liberty Point Elementary School and Desert Sage Elementary School, but trails both Cedar Ridge Elementary School and Sierra Vista Elementary School, with the gap in math particularly wide.

The clearest academic concern is 3rd grade. Just 22.8% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, compared with 43.3% for the district and 41.5% statewide; 3rd-grade reading results show a similar gap. By 5th grade, the gap narrows considerably, but the early deficit drags down overall results. All-grade math proficiency sits at 28.5%, below the district's 33.1% and the state's 37.3% — and notably, even Haaff Elementary School, which serves a higher-poverty population in Pueblo School District No. 60, posts stronger math scores. Reading, by contrast, has improved steadily over three years to 41.2%. Science is the school's most consistent strength, with 5th-grade science proficiency of 37.9% topping both district and state averages.

On a positive note, chronic absenteeism is better than district and state averages, and the student-teacher ratio has improved to 16.6. The school also serves some student groups quite well: Hispanic students have posted strong results compared with their statewide peers, and low-income students have shown steady improvement. However, gains are not evenly distributed across all groups, and early-grade math remains a serious hurdle. Prairie Winds is stable, but to reach the top half of Colorado elementary schools, it will need to translate its strengths — science, attendance, and targeted support for certain students — into broader and more consistent academic growth.

477

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,025

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

597 E Earl Drive
Pueblo West, CO 81007

(719) 647-9732

District: Pueblo County School District 70

Students who attend Prairie Winds Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Point International School
High:	Pueblo West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

549^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Pueblo County School District 70

42^nd of 115Pueblo County School District 70 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	37.4	549 of 943	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	546 of 950	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	613 of 943	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	544 of 933	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	659 of 921	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	577 of 710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	607 of 965	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	571 of 917	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	624 of 929	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	518 of 914	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.3	441 of 938	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.0	489 of 962	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.8	404 of 954	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	375 of 935	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	340 of 935	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	471 of 925	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	369 of 872	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	287 of 849	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	282 of 852	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	463 of 692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	498 of 694	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	550 of 684	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	461 of 642	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	514 of 595	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	323 of 351	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	530 of 758	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	468 of 690	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	24 of 247	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	38.5	118 of 197	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	118 of 319	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	181 of 337	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	252 of 365	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	174 of 265	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	61 of 203	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	240 of 332	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	464 of 694	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	435 of 700	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	482 of 683	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	421 of 649	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	454 of 594	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	341 of 352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	520 of 764	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	519 of 693	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	511 of 546	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	492 of 551	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	512 of 539	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	443 of 525	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	426 of 454	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	511 of 596	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Math28%-9 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	597 E Earl Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-9732	477	29	16.6	51.6%	248 (52.0%)	8 (1.7%)	175 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.6%)	37.4	549^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.8%		37.9	546^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.5%	3	29.8	47.1	44.8				41.2	22.8	30.0	31.8				28.5	37.9		$12,025
Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 East Hahns Peak Avenue	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2191	451	29	15.5	65.2%	183 (40.6%)	11 (2.4%)	218 (48.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	31.5	603^rd of 943 public elementary schools	36.1%		22.5	701^st of 950 public elementary schools	26.2%	98	29.6	44.3	41.9				39.0	44.4	16.4	24.2				27.7	22.6		$12,447
Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	677	26	25.8	35.2%	374 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	239 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	55	400^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.6%		39.3	533^rd of 950 public elementary schools	43.9%	133	41.1	61.1	63.5	41.1	63.9	50.0	53.5	41.1	44.4	31.1	21.9	34.7	37.1	35.0	50.0	32.9	$8,764
Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	443	25	17.5	48.3%	208 (47.0%)	4 (0.9%)	202 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	49.1	439^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.4%		53.7	416^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.2%	23	44.9	57.7	43.7				48.3	36.7	46.2	28.2				36.0	38.0		$11,014
Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 South Palomar Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-8878	368	23	15.8	60.1%	157 (42.7%)	11 (3.0%)	177 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	29.8	623^rd of 943 public elementary schools	33.9%		28.8	626^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.1%	3	34.7	32.8	36.8				34.8	44.9	31.0	19.3				31.1	19.3		$12,293
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7585	374	22	17.0	77.5%	109 (29.1%)	18 (4.8%)	235 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	14.5	818^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.3%		21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%	106	21.6	23.1	26.2				23.4	23.5	21.6	12.2				19.6			$15,623
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1266 West Oro Grande Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8268	458	25	18.3	39.5%	271 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	69.1	273^rd of 943 public elementary schools	71.0%		62.8	335^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.7%	62	48.1	65.8	56.9				56.6	54.3	50.7	51.4				52.2	38.9		$11,412
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	326	20	16.7	85.0%	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	234 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	22.7	699^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.9%		29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%	80	14.3	20.6	45.5				24.6	19.0	20.6	36.4				24.0	34.1		$16,973
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	Public	K-8	715 W 20th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 549-7410	425	32	13.1	69.2%	139 (32.7%)	9 (2.1%)	247 (58.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	24.6	681^st of 943 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.6	685^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.9%	4	40.0	21.1	36.0	30.5	28.6	28.3	30.2	35.0	21.4	20.0	16.9			17.3	24.5	13.3	$16,439
Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	534	33	16.1	65.2%	165 (30.9%)	13 (2.4%)	330 (61.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	36.8	556^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%	25	36.4	21.0	45.7	49.1	45.5	46.0	40.3	30.9	24.2	28.6	47.2	30.9	34.7	32.3	24.3	42.0	$15,182

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Winds Elementary School

What district is Prairie Winds Elementary School in?

Pueblo County School District 70

How many students attend Prairie Winds Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended 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 : Liberty Point International School
High : Pueblo West High School

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Winds Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Winds Elementary School are 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Prairie Winds Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Winds Elementary School ranks 549^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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