Pueblo West High School

Located at 661 CAPISTRANO DRIVE, in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado, Pueblo West High School is a substantial 9-12 campus that teaches 1,540 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Pueblo County School District 70. Enrollment runs roughly 146% above the state mean of about 627.

Pueblo West High School is one of 27 schools operated by Pueblo County School District 70, a district that works with 10,563 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pueblo West High School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Pueblo West High School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Pueblo West High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Pueblo County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pueblo West High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.4%; actual is 22.6%, a gap of -17.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pueblo County) records that the typical household earns roughly $64,010 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Pueblo County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), Pueblo West High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Vista Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pueblo West High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pueblo West High School has grew 10%, going from 1,399 students in 2018 to 1,540 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 59% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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