South Mesa Elementary School

Located at 23701 EAST PRESTON ROAD, in PUEBLO, Colorado, South Mesa Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school that instructs 323 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Pueblo County School District 70.

Pueblo County School District 70 runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 10,563 students. South Mesa Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, South Mesa Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder breaks down as 34% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, South Mesa Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Mesa Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.1%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Pueblo County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,010, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which South Mesa Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant View Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Mesa Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 22.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Mesa Elementary School's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 323). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 52% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.