Highland Park Elementary School

Set in PUEBLO, Colorado, Highland Park Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus, operated by Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and. It caters to 276 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 379.

Across the 34 schools in Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and (14,351 students total), Highland Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Highland Park Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 25% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Highland Park Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Pueblo County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Highland Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.0%; this one delivers 14.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pueblo County) reports that median household income runs about $64,010, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Highland Park Elementary School is one.

South Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Park Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 14.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Highland Park Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 47% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 276). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Highland Park Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.