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Prairie Winds Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

597 E Earl Drive, Pueblo West, CO 81007 · (719) 647-9732 · Part of Pueblo County School District 70

Pueblo West’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
477
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Winds Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pueblo West kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Pueblo West kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

597 E Earl Drive, Pueblo West

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten68
Grade 169
Grade 259
Grade 374
Grade 474
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
450’20
432’21
500’22
513’23
477’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 9%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Winds Elementary School from Pueblo West families.

Other schools in Pueblo County School District 70

The district →
Cedar Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo West
B
458 students18:1
Liberty Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo West
C
451 students16:1
Sierra Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo West
B−
443 students18:1
North Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
B
400 students17:1
Desert Sage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo West
C−
368 students16:1
South Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
C+
323 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Pueblo West’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.