Bradford Elementary School
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (34).
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 9.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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%.
Schools most like Bradford Elementary School
Bradford Elementary School's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Elementary School this school | 252 | 89.3% | 15.6% |
| Eva R Baca Elementary School PUEBLO | 250 | 91.2% | 20.6% |
| Beach Court Elementary School DENVER | 275 | 89.5% | 22.4% |
| Park View Elementary School PUEBLO | 285 | 91.9% | 16.1% |
| Minnequa Elementary School PUEBLO | 277 | 84.8% | 42.1% |
| Columbine Elementary School LONGMONT | 231 | 89.2% | 24.7% |
Where Bradford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #848 of 931 | #29 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #930 of 940 ▼ 48 | #33 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #921 of 946 ▼ 67 | #33 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #827 of 1,056 | #28 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #145 of 896 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #771 of 896 | #31 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #39 of 983 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.9% | #39 of 664 | #2 of 26 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 89% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 19.3 | 14.5:1 | 93% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 90% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 90% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 25.5 | 15.9:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 89% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 91% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 86% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (406 to 252); teachers down 25% (25.5 to 19).
About Bradford Elementary School
Bradford Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in PUEBLO, Colorado. It enrolled 252 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Pueblo School District 60, which runs Bradford Elementary School, has 34 schools and 14,351 students.
Hispanic students make up 80% of enrollment at Bradford Elementary School. The next largest groups are 16% White and 2% Black. In Pueblo County overall, about 42% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 19 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's lunch program data list 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Pueblo County report 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Bradford Elementary School is C-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bradford Elementary School's results are 3.1 points above predicted: 15.6% against 12.6%.
Within Pueblo County, the median household income is $64,010, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Pueblo County has 66 public schools and roughly 32,254 students.
The closest public school, Risley International Academy of Innovation, is about 0.4 miles from Bradford Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bradford Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Bradford Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 24% enrollment decrease, from 330 in 2020-21 to 252 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Bradford Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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