1464 N Bowen Drive
Pueblo West, CO 81007

The teachers are nice, but the school is literally falling apart. During 7th grade, I was in gym, and a ceiling tile fell, and then another one, 2 months later! Now they were at the point that they had to remove tiles because of water damage. They rarely send out their WEEKLY newsletters, unless it is about sports. They rarely give out any information! They need extra money to fix the tile problem. WE NEED MORE GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Hiring staff here needs more oversight and their staff needs held to higher standards. Sports coaches are condescending and do nothing to teach the kids how to improve. All they know how to do is nitpick and destroy a child's self esteem. They expect the athletes to be at a professional level and think they're coaching professional teams. Kids come here to learn how to get better and the coaches here should be ashamed of themselves considering how they treat students trying to become better. There is a reason why they haven't won any championships lately. Building team morale is non-existent. Hot headed sports coaches that think they're better than everyone else. Overall the school's curriculum is decent. The organizational group makes sure the kids have a social avenue to get them away from their comfort zones with after-school activities etc. The school's "kid loop" recently implemented was designed by someone who apparently did not study traffic. They spent hundreds of thousands to revamp it. The end result is a more dysfunctional system that wastes the parents time.

I have never had so many issues with any of my children and at any other school like I have at Prairiewinds Elementary in PW. I am getting called to leave work and pick up my child on a regular basis. Once I admitted to being a single parent, I was treated differently and expected to create a perfect child for her to be welcomed there. They did not allow her to go on a field trip, one that she was so excited for. She is treated like an outcast daily. What child wouldn’t act out more after being treated that way. My child is not perfect but running in the hall is what kindergartners do. They are supposed to be learning these simple social skills, not getting sent home because of it. I am new to the area and was so excited to bring my child to what I thought was a better school. I thought, I finally accomplished bringing my family into a better neighborhood and I have… The school is another story… No outsiders allowed at prairie winds elementary! Especially if you are a single parent with the odds already stacked against you.