[5] Initially the school founders intended to convert the 2300 Washington Ave. residence into a school facility and grow it at that site, but they could not overcome complying with building codes and conversion logistics, so a different site was chosen.

[4] Michael Burke of The Journal Times described her as "one of the Racine community’s major benefactors".

The first building became the Middle School, and is a complete circle surrounding a small courtyard.

Most Prairie School buildings are single story, made of brick, and colored red, and emphasize circles.

There was a $14 million planned 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) addition, built circa 2004, added to the fieldhouse's north, with engineering done by Zimmerman Design Group and general contracting being done by Bukacek Construction.

[6][15][16] In 2014 the Osiecki Soccer Field was dedicated and is a “certified level two” playing surface by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the only FIFA–2 level high school soccer field in Wisconsin.