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Roncalli Stem Academy

4202 HIGHWAY 78, PUEBLO, CO 81005 · (719)549-7450 · Pueblo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Enrollment
247
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
233 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 68434%
Grade 77932%
Grade 88434%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
—25%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
—63%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
—4%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
—4%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
—2%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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.

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Test scores

CMAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
14.2%
CO avg 44.1%
Math
2.6%
CO avg 34.4%

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 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 44 and 34.

Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
9.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Roncalli Stem Academy ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn 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
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
247
-180 (-42%) vs 2017
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.1:1
% White
25%
was 20%
% Hispanic
63%
was 76%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2424722.211.2:194% (233)
2022-2329324.911.8:189% (261)
2020-215043215.8:189% (451)
2017-1842735.212.1:189% (382)
2015-163663510.5:181% (298)
2010-116483220.3:174% (479)
2000-017003221.9:134% (240)
1990-916423418.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roncalli Stem Academy.

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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Pueblo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Roncalli Stem Academy
District
Pueblo School District 60
Address
4202 HIGHWAY 78, PUEBLO, CO 81005
Phone
(719)549-7450
County
Pueblo County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
247
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
233 (94%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
080612001061
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Roncalli Stem Academy
What is the total enrollment at Roncalli Stem Academy?
Roncalli Stem Academy enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Roncalli Stem Academy serve?
Roncalli Stem Academy serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roncalli Stem Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roncalli Stem Academy is approximately 11.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roncalli Stem Academy?
Roncalli Stem Academy reports a student body of 25% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Roncalli Stem Academy?
Roncalli Stem Academy is overseen by Pueblo School District 60 in Pueblo County.
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