Prairie Winds Elementary School

Located at 790 KING'S DEER POINT EAST, in MONUMENT, Colorado, Prairie Winds Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that instructs 374 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co.

Across the 10 schools in Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co (6,332 students total), Prairie Winds Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Prairie Winds Elementary School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Prairie Winds Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 59.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Prairie Winds Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School, roughly 2.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairie Winds Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Prairie Winds Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Winds Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 370 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 82% to 76%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Prairie Winds Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.