Rye High School

Rye High School is a rural-scale four-year high school in RYE, Colorado, one of the schools within Pueblo County School District 70. The school educates 250 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

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

Looking at the student body, Rye High School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pueblo County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rye High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.3%.

Around the school, census data for Pueblo County shows median household earnings sit near $64,010, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Rye High School is one of 66 public schools in Pueblo County (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students).

The closest other public school is Rye Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rye High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rye High School has expanded 9%, going from 229 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Rye High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.