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What's one thing Risley International Academy of Innovation gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001051
Risley International Academy of Innovation
925 MONUMENT AVENUE, PUEBLO, CO 81001 · (719) 549-7440 · Pueblo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
307 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 108 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 36% |
Student demographics
41%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
14.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
4.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 4.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 3.4% |
% 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
11.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Risley International Academy of Innovation
Risley International Academy of Innovation's state test result (9.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risley International Academy of Innovation this school | 335 | 91.6% | 9.0% |
| Adams City Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 296 | 90.9% | 7.0% |
| Fort Logan Northgate DENVER | 338 | 85.8% | 11.2% |
| Kearney Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 397 | 85.9% | 7.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Federal DENVER | 376 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 473 | 85.8% | 24.1% |
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 Risley International Academy of Innovation ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #234 of 241 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #240 of 244 ▼ 2 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #233 of 246 no change | #11 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #185 of 278 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #32 of 227 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #178 of 227 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #8 of 246 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #44 of 55 | N/A |
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
335
-118 (-26%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 335 | 25.7 | 13.0:1 | 92% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 20.4 | 16.7:1 | 97% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 25.9 | 15.6:1 | 96% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 94% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 32.9 | 9.9:1 | 98% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 94% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 89% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Risley International Academy of Innovation.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (326 to 335); teachers down 22% (32.9 to 25.7).
About Risley International Academy of Innovation
Risley International Academy of Innovation is a small middle school with an address in PUEBLO, Colorado. The school counted 335 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 27% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado.
Pueblo School District 60 has a total of 34 schools and 14,351 students, Risley International Academy of Innovation among them.
About 75% of the student body at Risley International Academy of Innovation is Hispanic. Other students are 16% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Pueblo County residents are about 42% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Risley International Academy of Innovation has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 92%. The 66% average for public schools in Pueblo County is 26 points lower.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Risley International Academy of Innovation outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 9.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 11.2%.
For Pueblo County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,010 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Risley International Academy of Innovation, Pueblo County has 66 public schools.
Risley International Academy of Innovation's closest public school neighbor is Park View Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Risley International Academy of Innovation holds at least 8 other public schools. Risley International Academy of Innovation ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 9.0% against a local average of 22.8%.
Risley International Academy of Innovation is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 26% decline, from 453 to 335. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.0:1 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 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
- Park View Elementary School0.2 mi · 285
- Bradford Elementary School0.4 mi · 252
- Fountain International Magnet School0.6 mi · 276
- The Connect Charter School1.0 mi · 252
- Franklin School of Innovation1.2 mi · 346
- East High School1.2 mi · 1,081
Frequently asked questions
About Risley International Academy of InnovationHow many students attend Risley International Academy of Innovation?
Risley International Academy of Innovation enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Risley International Academy of Innovation serve?
Risley International Academy of Innovation serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Risley International Academy of Innovation?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Risley International Academy of Innovation is approximately 13.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Risley International Academy of Innovation?
At Risley International Academy of Innovation, the student body is approximately 16% White, 75% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Risley International Academy of Innovation public or private?
Risley International Academy of Innovation 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.