Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001069
Avondale Elementary School
213 HIGHWAY 50 EAST, AVONDALE, CO 81022 · (719) 947-3484 · Pueblo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
118 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 15.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avondale Elementary School
Avondale Elementary School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Elementary School this school | 156 | 75.6% | 18.0% |
| Early Childhood Center MONTROSE | 162 | 77.8% | N/A |
| Granada Elementary School GRANADA | 118 | 71.2% | 25.4% |
| Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights PUEBLO | 221 | 74.2% | 21.7% |
| Manassa Elementary School MANASSA | 190 | 75.3% | 52.0% |
| Bill Metz Elementary School MONTE VISTA | 253 | 75.9% | 24.4% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avondale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #800 of 931 | #27 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #807 of 940 ▼ 19 | #27 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #865 of 946 ▼ 48 | #28 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #938 of 1,056 | #33 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #208 of 983 | #16 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #201 of 664 | #12 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
156
-20 (-11%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 156 | 10.9 | 14.4:1 | 76% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 77% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 11.2 | 12.9:1 | 80% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 85% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 14.7 | 14.1:1 | 88% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 74% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 80% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 60% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avondale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (207 to 156); teachers down 26% (14.7 to 10.9).
About Avondale Elementary School
Avondale Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in AVONDALE, Colorado. It serves 156 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
The 27 schools of Pueblo County School District 70, including Avondale Elementary School, enroll 10,563 students.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Avondale Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 27% White and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 42% share among Pueblo County residents. By the diversity index, Avondale Elementary School comes in at 49%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Avondale Elementary School, with 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 76%. Across public schools in Pueblo County, the average is 66%.
allk12 grades Avondale Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.9% for Avondale Elementary School. The school posts 18.0%, 2.9 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Pueblo County, median household income is about $64,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Pueblo County number 66 and enroll about 32,254.
The school nearest to Avondale Elementary School is Vineland Middle School, at a distance of about 6.0 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Avondale Elementary School is 8th on average proficiency.
Avondale Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Avondale Elementary School saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pueblo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,356
Census ACS
Median income
$64,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
32,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pueblo County School District 70
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Swallows Charter AcademyElementary · 677 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other Avondale Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Avondale Elementary. Avondale Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Avondale Elementary SchoolAvondale Estates, GA · 521 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 475 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolBirmingham, AL · 339 students
- Avondale ElementarySpring Valley, CA · 291 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Vineland Middle School6.0 mi · 362
- Vineland Elementary School6.2 mi · 312
- Pueblo County High School6.5 mi · 1,148
- North Mesa Elementary School9.2 mi · 400
- 70 Online9.7 mi · 209
- South Mesa Elementary School10.9 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Avondale Elementary SchoolHow large is Avondale Elementary School?
Avondale Elementary School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-05.
Is Avondale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avondale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Avondale Elementary School have?
Avondale Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Avondale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Avondale Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Avondale Elementary School in?
Avondale Elementary School is part of Pueblo County School District 70.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.