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Prairie Winds Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
597 E Earl Drive
Pueblo West, CO 81007
Phone
(719) 647-9732
District
Pueblo County School District 70
County
PUEBLO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
513
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.4% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Prairie Winds Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
41%
29%
40%
20%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
38%
36%
44%
21%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
42%
43%
48%
28%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 66 12.9%
Kindergarten 82 16.0%
Grade 1 64 12.5%
Grade 2 69 13.5%
Grade 3 77 15.0%
Grade 4 73 14.2%
Grade 5 82 16.0%
Total 513 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.1% 54.8% 53.6%
Black 1.7% 0.8% 4.9%
Hispanic 40.4% 43.3% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.7% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.3% 52.6% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 42.1% 45.8% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 6.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 55,129 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 30.2 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.9% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.9% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,699 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.6% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.4% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,797 $61,698,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $503 $5,357,000 3.9%
Staff $515 $5,483,000 4.0%
General Administration $106 $1,128,000 0.8%
School Administration $805 $8,570,000 6.3%
Operation $978 $10,415,000 7.6%
Transportation $329 $3,507,000 2.6%
Other $612 $6,517,000 4.8%
Total Support $3,850 $40,977,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,235 $34,438,000 25.1%
Total Expenditures $12,882 $137,113,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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