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Enrollment
1,540
High
DISTRICT 779 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001613
Pueblo West High School
661 CAPISTRANO DRIVE, PUEBLO WEST, CO 81007 · (719) 547-8050 · Pueblo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,540 STUDENTS
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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
21.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
669 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 | 400 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 378 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 380 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 382 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West High School
Pueblo West High School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo West High School this school | 1,540 | 43.4% | 22.6% |
| Montrose High School MONTROSE | 1,279 | 45.3% | 33.0% |
| Frederick Senior High School FREDERICK | 1,491 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
| Longmont High School LONGMONT | 1,268 | 47.9% | 35.5% |
| Poudre High School FORT COLLINS | 1,409 | 45.3% | 37.2% |
| Wheat Ridge High School WHEAT RIDGE | 932 | 42.2% | 34.6% |
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 West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #151 of 231 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,540 | #49 of 409 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #215 of 250 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #53 of 250 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #183 of 320 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #57 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
1,540
+142 (+10%) vs 2020
+113% since 2000-01, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,540 | 72.5 | 21.2:1 | 43% (669) |
| 2023-24 | 1,503 | 73 | 20.6:1 | 45% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 1,484 | 70.3 | 21.1:1 | 40% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 1,398 | 61 | 22.9:1 | 35% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 1,399 | 56.7 | 24.7:1 | 33% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 1,343 | 61 | 22.0:1 | 32% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 63 | 19.9:1 | 27% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 35 | 20.7:1 | 14% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pueblo West High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,399 to 1,540); teachers up 28% (56.7 to 72.5).
About Pueblo West High School
Pueblo West High School sits in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado, and is classified as a high school. It teaches 1,540 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Besides Pueblo West High School, Pueblo County School District 70 runs 26 other schools. The district enrolls 10,563 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Pueblo West High School. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Pueblo County's population at about 72%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 21.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pueblo West High School, which has 72.5. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 4.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Pueblo West High School is about 43%. On average, public schools in Pueblo County report 66%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Pueblo West High School is 40.4%. It actually posts 22.6%, which is 17.8 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
In Pueblo County, 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%. Pueblo County counts 66 public schools with about 32,254 students.
Sierra Vista Elementary School sits about 0.6 miles from Pueblo West High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pueblo West High School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 10% over 4 years, reaching 1,540 in 2024-25. The ratio was 22.9:1 in 2020-21 and 21.2:1 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 County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 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 WEST
- 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
- Sierra Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista Elementary School0.6 mi · 443
- Sky View Middle School0.8 mi · 565
- Desert Sage Elementary School1.3 mi · 368
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 458
- Swallows Charter Academy1.7 mi · 677
- Swallows Charter Academy High School1.7 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Pueblo West High SchoolHow large is Pueblo West High School?
Pueblo West High School enrolls approximately 1,540 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pueblo West High School serve?
Pueblo West High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pueblo West High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pueblo West High School is approximately 21.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pueblo West High School?
Student demographics at Pueblo West High School are roughly 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pueblo West High School in?
Pueblo West High School is part of Pueblo County School District 70.
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