Prairie Winds Elementary School

Prairie Winds Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado, part of Pueblo County School District 70. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Prairie Winds Elementary School sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Pueblo County School District 70, which oversees 27 schools and 10,563 students, Prairie Winds Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Prairie Winds Elementary School logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 37% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pueblo County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Prairie Winds Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pueblo County shows median household earnings sit near $64,010, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie Winds Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in Pueblo County (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students).

The closest other public school is Pueblo Classical Academy, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie Winds Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Winds Elementary School has contracted 9%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 30% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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