Pleasant View Middle School

Pleasant View Middle School operates as a low-enrollment junior high in PUEBLO, Colorado, operated by Pueblo County School District 70. Current enrollment sits at 348 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Pleasant View Middle School sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Pueblo County School District 70 (10,563 students total), Pleasant View Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pleasant View Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 42% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pueblo County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Pleasant View Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pueblo County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasant View Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pueblo County) records that median household income runs about $64,010, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Pleasant View Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is South Mesa Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant View Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 22.6%.

Pleasant View Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 47% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the Pleasant View Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.