Roncalli Stem Academy
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 84 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 34% |
Test scores
CMAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat 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 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 44 and 34.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% 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%.
Where Roncalli Stem Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #226 of 241 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.6% | #244 of 244 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #232 of 246 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #214 of 278 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #8 of 227 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #91 of 227 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #2 of 246 | #1 of 11 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 247 | 22.2 | 11.2:1 | 94% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 24.9 | 11.8:1 | 89% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 89% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 35.2 | 12.1:1 | 89% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 81% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 74% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 34% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
About Roncalli Stem Academy
At 4202 HIGHWAY 78 in PUEBLO, Colorado, Roncalli Stem Academy operates as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It had 247 students in 2023-24, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
In Pueblo School District 60, 34 schools enroll a combined 14,351 students.
About 63% of the student body at Roncalli Stem Academy is Hispanic. Other students are 25% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Native American. By comparison, Pueblo County residents are about 42% Hispanic. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Roncalli Stem Academy are from different groups.
The school's 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Roncalli Stem Academy, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-24. For comparison, public schools in Pueblo County average 66%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Roncalli Stem Academy, the prediction is 9.5% and the result is 12.0%.
The school is in Pueblo County, where median household income comes to about $64,010, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Pueblo County counts 66 public schools with about 32,254 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Roncalli Stem Academy from the closest public school, D60 Online School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Roncalli Stem Academy places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Roncalli Stem Academy is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school counted 427 students in 2017-18 and 247 in 2023-24. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 13 points, to 63%.
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