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Enrollment
844
Combined
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001730
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy
2500 WEST 18TH STREET, PUEBLO, CO 81003 · (719) 295-1623 · Pueblo County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- FTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
737 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
29%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
16.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
4.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 6.0% |
% 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
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
844
-167 (-17%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 844 | 34.8 | 24.2:1 | 87% (737) |
| 2023-24 | 978 | 43.2 | 22.7:1 | 91% (892) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 56.8 | 17.5:1 | 83% (830) |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 58 | 17.4:1 | 84% (847) |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 58.5 | 15.9:1 | 86% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 63 | 16.4:1 | 56% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 60% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (927 to 844); teachers down 40% (58.5 to 34.8).
About Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is a large school serving multiple grade levels in PUEBLO, Colorado, under Pueblo School District 60. The school has 844 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students, which makes this school 61% above average.
District-wide, Pueblo School District 60 has 34 schools and 14,351 students.
The share of students at Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy who are Hispanic is 83%. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White. Among people living in Pueblo County, the Hispanic share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy scores 29%.
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy has 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Colorado is 14.3:1. At Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 66% average for public schools in Pueblo County is 21 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy lands at D, ahead of 8% of Colorado public K-12 schools.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 13.8%. Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy scores 10.8%.
For Pueblo County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $64,010, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 66 public schools and about 32,254 students.
Of the public schools around it, Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is closest to Irving Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is run as a public charter school.
The school's enrollment fell 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.4:1 to 24.2:1.
People who know Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- W H Heaton Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
- Corwin International Magnet SchoolMiddle · 565 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
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 795 students
Nearby schools
- Irving Elementary School0.8 mi · 326
- Pueblo Youth Service Center1.3 mi · 15
- Morton Elementary School1.5 mi · 374
- Centennial High School1.5 mi · 801
- Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School1.8 mi · 425
- Heritage Elementary School2.1 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory AcademyHow large is Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy?
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 844 students in grades KG-12.
Is Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy have?
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy are roughly 14% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy in?
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is part of Pueblo School District 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.