Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001031
Bessemer Elementary School
1125 E ROUTT AVENUE, PUEBLO, CO 81004 · (719) 549-7505 · Pueblo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
14.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
212 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 46 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
22.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10.5% | 10.3% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Bessemer Elementary School
Bessemer Elementary School's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Elementary School this school | 248 | 85.5% | 14.8% |
| Heritage Elementary School PUEBLO | 250 | 83.6% | 22.3% |
| Beulah Heights Elementary School PUEBLO | 264 | 85.2% | 14.7% |
| South Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 273 | 81.7% | 26.6% |
| Parkview Elementary School LAMAR | 252 | 83.7% | 16.6% |
| Washington Elementary School LAMAR | 222 | 86.5% | N/A |
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 Bessemer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #861 of 931 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #862 of 940 ▲ 10 | #29 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #791 of 946 ▲ 132 | #24 of 33 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #837 of 1,056 | #31 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #316 of 896 | #8 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #475 of 896 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #89 of 983 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #390 of 664 | #19 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
248
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 248 | 16.9 | 14.7:1 | 85% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 17.4 | 16.7:1 | 92% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 17.2 | 15.2:1 | 89% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 90% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 88% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 84% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 87% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 83% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bessemer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (291 to 248); teachers unchanged (17 to 16.9).
About Bessemer Elementary School
Among the schools in PUEBLO, Colorado, is Bessemer Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 248 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
The Pueblo School District 60 system has 34 schools and 14,351 students.
A majority of students at Bessemer Elementary School, 67%, are Hispanic. Next come 24% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Hispanic. Bessemer Elementary School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bessemer Elementary School counts 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 66% for public schools in Pueblo County.
The allk12 Grade for Bessemer Elementary School is C-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bessemer Elementary School would score about 14.9%. It scores 14.8%, within a point of that figure.
Among Pueblo County residents, median household income is about $64,010, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 66 public schools in Pueblo County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,254.
Nearby, Central High School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Bessemer Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students climbed from 235 to 248 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.7:1, from 13.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 School District 60
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory AcademyCombined · 844 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- W H Heaton Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
Other schools in PUEBLO
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory AcademyCombined · 844 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
Other Bessemer Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bessemer Elementary. Bessemer Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bessemer ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.7 mi · 1,145
- Minnequa Elementary School0.8 mi · 277
- Columbian Elementary School0.8 mi · 371
- Academy of Las Animas Online School1.0 mi · 474
- Corwin International Magnet School1.1 mi · 565
- GOAL Academy1.2 mi · 6,693
Frequently asked questions
About Bessemer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bessemer Elementary School?
Bessemer Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bessemer Elementary School serve?
Bessemer Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bessemer Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Bessemer Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bessemer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bessemer Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 67% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bessemer Elementary School?
Bessemer Elementary School is overseen by Pueblo School District 60 in Pueblo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.