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If you had an hour of school board time for Pueblo County High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,148
High
DISTRICT 779 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001079
Pueblo County High School
1050 35TH LANE, PUEBLO, CO 81006 · (719) 948-3352 · Pueblo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,148 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
595 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 261 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 291 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 County High School
Pueblo County High School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo County High School this school | 1,148 | 51.8% | 25.6% |
| Weld Central Senior High School KEENESBURG | 651 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Longmont High School LONGMONT | 1,268 | 47.9% | 35.5% |
| Glenwood Springs High School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 1,032 | 46.6% | 27.6% |
| Rifle High School RIFLE | 778 | 48.5% | 11.5% |
| Battle Mountain High School EDWARDS | 916 | 47.2% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #141 of 231 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,148 | #91 of 409 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #172 of 250 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #71 of 250 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #140 of 320 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #40 of 108 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,148
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,148 | 58.1 | 19.8:1 | 52% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 1,194 | 59.7 | 20.0:1 | 55% (661) |
| 2022-23 | 1,219 | 60.1 | 20.3:1 | 46% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 1,167 | 52 | 22.4:1 | 47% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 52.3 | 18.8:1 | 54% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 40 | 21.6:1 | 49% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 36% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 23% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 61 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pueblo County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (983 to 1,148); teachers up 11% (52.3 to 58.1).
About Pueblo County High School
In PUEBLO, Colorado, Pueblo County High School is a large high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,148 students. That compares with an average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.
Pueblo County High School falls under Pueblo County School District 70, which has 27 schools enrolling 10,563 students.
No group is above 50% at Pueblo County High School; the largest is White, at 48%. It is also 47% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pueblo County's residents are about 72% White, 24 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
For every teacher at Pueblo County High School, there are about 19.8 students; the school has 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 52%. On average, public schools in Pueblo County report 66%.
The model predicts 35.3% for a school in Colorado with Pueblo County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pueblo County High School posts 25.6%.
The county, Pueblo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $64,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 66 public schools and about 32,254 students.
Vineland Elementary School is the nearest public school to Pueblo County High School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Pueblo County High School is behind the 29.6% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Pueblo County High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,167 to 1,148. Students per teacher dropped from 22.4 in 2020-21 to 19.8 in 2024-25.
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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 County School District 70
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Swallows Charter AcademyElementary · 677 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Liberty Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in PUEBLO
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 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
- South High SchoolHigh · 795 students
Nearby schools
- Vineland Elementary School0.5 mi · 312
- Vineland Middle School0.5 mi · 362
- North Mesa Elementary School2.7 mi · 400
- 70 Online3.4 mi · 209
- Pleasant View Middle School4.5 mi · 348
- South Mesa Elementary School4.5 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Pueblo County High SchoolHow many students attend Pueblo County High School?
Pueblo County High School enrolls approximately 1,148 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pueblo County High School serve?
Pueblo County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pueblo County High School have?
Pueblo County High School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
How diverse is Pueblo County High School?
Pueblo County High School reports a student body of 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pueblo County High School in?
Pueblo County High School is part of Pueblo County School District 70.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.