Enrollment
250
High
DISTRICT 779 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001082
Rye High School
1 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE, RYE, CO 81069 · (719) 489-2271 · Pueblo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
103 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 26% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Rye High School
Rye High School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye High School this school | 250 | 41.2% | 30.3% |
| Swink Junior-Senior High School SWINK | 159 | 44.0% | 38.8% |
| Limon Junior-Senior High School LIMON | 233 | 43.8% | 45.6% |
| Buena Vista High School BUENA VISTA | 256 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Rangely Junior/Senior High School RANGELY | 249 | 42.2% | 24.6% |
| Gilpin County Undivided High School BLACK HAWK | 200 | 38.0% | 40.2% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Rye High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #112 of 231 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #229 of 409 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #81 of 250 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #188 of 250 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #191 of 320 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #60 of 108 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
250
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 250 | 15.9 | 15.8:1 | 41% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 17.7 | 15.0:1 | 44% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 16.1 | 16.5:1 | 44% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 12 | 19.2:1 | 42% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 14.2 | 16.1:1 | 38% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 44% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 25% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 17% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rye High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (229 to 250); teachers up 11% (14.2 to 15.9).
About Rye High School
Rye High School sits in RYE, Colorado, and is classified as a high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 250 students. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 60% smaller than average.
The district, Pueblo County School District 70, has 10,563 students enrolled across 27 schools.
White students make up a majority at Rye High School, at 77%. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Rye High School is 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.8:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. The rate at public schools in Pueblo County averages 66%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rye High School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 30.3% actual against 41.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Pueblo County show that the median household income is $64,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Rye High School is one of 66 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Rye Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Rye High School's average proficiency of 30.3% compares with 33.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Rye High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 250 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 230 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.2:1 to 15.8:1.
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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 County School District 70
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Swallows Charter AcademyElementary · 677 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other Rye High schools
One other US public school is named Rye High. Rye High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLRYE, NY · 887 students
Nearby schools
- Rye Elementary School0.2 mi · 319
- Craver Middle School6.0 mi · 158
- Beulah Middle School10.7 mi · 48
- Beulah Elementary School10.7 mi · 88
- Gardner Valley School16.3 mi · 82
- Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School21.6 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Rye High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rye High School?
Rye High School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rye High School serve?
Rye High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rye High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rye High School is approximately 15.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rye High School?
Rye High School reports a student body of 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rye High School?
Rye High School is overseen by Pueblo County School District 70 in Pueblo County.
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