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Enrollment
562
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001055
Pueblo Academy of Arts
29 LEHIGH AVENUE, PUEBLO, CO 81005 · (719) 549-7430 · Pueblo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Colorado public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
480 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%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
13.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.1% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 3.6% |
% 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
9.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Pueblo Academy of Arts
Pueblo Academy of Arts's state test result (9.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo Academy of Arts this school | 562 | 85.4% | 9.0% |
| W H Heaton Middle School PUEBLO | 578 | 81.1% | 17.0% |
| Ortega Middle School ALAMOSA | 471 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Longs Peak Middle School LONGMONT | 381 | 80.3% | 17.8% |
| Risley International Academy of Innovation PUEBLO | 335 | 91.6% | 9.0% |
| Fort Logan Northgate DENVER | 338 | 85.8% | 11.2% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Pueblo Academy of Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #235 of 241 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #231 of 244 ▲ 5 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #237 of 246 ▼ 5 | #12 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #96 of 278 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #158 of 227 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #120 of 227 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #26 of 246 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #73 of 169 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-64 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 562 | 32.7 | 17.2:1 | 85% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 27.6 | 17.9:1 | 91% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 32.1 | 16.8:1 | 81% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 83% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 90% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 82% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 51% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 43 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pueblo Academy of Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (712 to 562); teachers down 30% (47 to 32.7).
About Pueblo Academy of Arts
Pueblo Academy of Arts is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in PUEBLO, Colorado. Enrolled students number 562 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students each.
Pueblo School District 60 is the local district for Pueblo Academy of Arts. It runs 34 schools with 14,351 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Pueblo Academy of Arts, with 66% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 25% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Pueblo County, the Hispanic share is about 42%. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 32.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.2:1. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 17.2:1 here. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Pueblo County.
The allk12 Grade for Pueblo Academy of Arts is D. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pueblo Academy of Arts, the prediction is 14.9% and the result is 9.0%.
Across Pueblo County, the median household income is $64,010, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Pueblo County has 66 public schools and roughly 32,254 students.
The shortest distance from Pueblo Academy of Arts to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Sunset Park Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Pueblo Academy of Arts comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Pueblo Academy of Arts as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Pueblo Academy of Arts's enrollment declined 10%, to 562. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 20.2 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Pueblo Academy of Arts, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Sunset Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 425
- D60 Online School0.4 mi · 112
- South High School0.4 mi · 795
- Paragon Learning Center0.7 mi · 476
- Roncalli Stem Academy0.9 mi · 247
- Pueblo Charter School for the Arts & Sciences1.1 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Pueblo Academy of ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at Pueblo Academy of Arts?
Pueblo Academy of Arts enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pueblo Academy of Arts serve?
Pueblo Academy of Arts serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pueblo Academy of Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pueblo Academy of Arts is approximately 17.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pueblo Academy of Arts?
Student demographics at Pueblo Academy of Arts are roughly 25% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pueblo Academy of Arts public or private?
Pueblo Academy of Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pueblo School District 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.