Columbian Elementary School

Columbian Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in PUEBLO, Colorado, part of Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 14,351 students. Columbian Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbian Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Pueblo County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Columbian Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Columbian Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Pueblo County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Columbian Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.1%; this one delivers 26.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pueblo County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,010, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Columbian Elementary School is one.

Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbian Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Columbian Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 371 (now 371). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.