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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Pueblo County, Colorado

33 public elementary schools in Pueblo County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Minnequa Elementary School leads the list at 53.9%, against a median of 34.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pueblo County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

53.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.7%

BEST IN READING · PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Minnequa Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	277	53.9%
2	Sierra Vista Elementary School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	443	52.2%
3	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	458	51.4%
4	South Mesa Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	323	48.6%
5	North Mesa Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	400	47.9%
6	Rye Elementary School	RYE, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	319	46.7%
7	Fountain International Magnet School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	276	46.6%
8	Haaff Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	284	46.2%
9	Swallows Charter Academy	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	677	43.8%
10	Goodnight Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	534	40.1%
11	Prairie Winds Elementary School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	477	39.3%
12	Vineland Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	312	38.6%
13	Villa Bella Expeditionary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	298	38.1%
14	Sunset Park Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	425	36.2%
15	Desert Sage Elementary School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	368	35.3%
16	South Park Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	273	35.1%
17	Columbian Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	371	34.7%
18	Franklin School of Innovation	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	346	33.5%
19	Irving Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	326	31.8%
20	Heritage Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	250	30.8%
21	Liberty Point Elementary School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	451	28.8%
22	Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	425	26.8%
23	Eva R Baca Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	250	23.4%
24	Bessemer Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	248	22.0%
25	Morton Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	374	21.9%
26	Belmont Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	394	21.5%
27	Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	221	19.1%
28	Avondale Elementary School	AVONDALE, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Elementary	156	17.3%
29	Highland Park Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	276	15.6%
30	Beulah Heights Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	264	12.8%
31	Park View Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	285	12.5%
32	Pueblo Charter School for the Arts & Sciences	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	444	11.6%
33	Bradford Elementary School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	252	11.4%

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