Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612006883
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School
715 W 20TH STREET, PUEBLO, CO 81003 · (719) 549-7410 · Pueblo County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
294 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 24% smaller than its 7th grade class (72).
Student demographics
55%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 24.3% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School this school | 425 | 69.2% | 28.3% |
| Olathe Elementary School OLATHE | 424 | 68.6% | 26.4% |
| Lawrence Elementary School ARVADA | 412 | 73.8% | 30.6% |
| Riverdale Elementary School THORNTON | 372 | 66.9% | 24.2% |
| Irish Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 365 | 71.2% | 30.9% |
| Alamosa Elementary School K-2 ALAMOSA | 437 | 75.7% | 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 Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #615 of 931 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #784 of 940 ▼ 159 | #26 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #708 of 946 ▼ 61 | #22 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #380 of 1,056 | #9 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #134 of 896 | #3 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #305 of 896 | #7 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #274 of 983 | #20 of 33 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 425 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 69% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 23.2 | 13.8:1 | 75% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School.
About Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is a mid-sized elementary school in PUEBLO, Colorado, administered by Pueblo School District 60. It had 425 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 7.
Pueblo School District 60 has 34 schools and 14,351 students, and Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is Hispanic: 58%. Next come 33% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 42% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School scores 55%.
Its staff includes 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. Public schools in Pueblo County average a similar 66%.
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.3% is 3.5 points above the 24.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Pueblo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $64,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Pueblo County number 66, with about 32,254 students.
Of the public schools around it, Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is closest to Pueblo Youth Service Center, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
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.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Pueblo Youth Service Center0.6 mi · 15
- Irving Elementary School0.9 mi · 326
- The Connect Charter School1.1 mi · 252
- Morton Elementary School1.2 mi · 374
- Haaff Elementary School1.3 mi · 284
- Fountain International Magnet School1.3 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary SchoolHow many students attend Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School?
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School serve?
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is approximately 13.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School?
At Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School public or private?
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pueblo School District 60.
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