Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001083
South Mesa Elementary School
23701 EAST PRESTON ROAD, PUEBLO, CO 81006 · (719) 543-6444 · Pueblo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
211 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
51%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 28.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 South Mesa Elementary School
South Mesa Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mesa Elementary School this school | 323 | 65.3% | 33.9% |
| Platteville Elementary School PLATTEVILLE | 317 | 65.3% | 23.8% |
| Lake County Intermediate School LEADVILLE | 259 | 66.8% | 16.6% |
| Linton Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 307 | 67.4% | 27.8% |
| Hudson Elementary School HUDSON | 303 | 65.0% | 29.7% |
| Kenneth P Morris Elementary School YUMA | 310 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 South Mesa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #519 of 931 | #10 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #507 of 940 ▲ 36 | #9 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #393 of 946 ▲ 141 | #4 of 33 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #636 of 1,056 | #17 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #526 of 896 | #17 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #416 of 896 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #316 of 983 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #176 of 664 | #9 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
323
-46 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 323 | 20.3 | 15.9:1 | 65% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 20.1 | 16.3:1 | 67% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 20.2 | 16.4:1 | 68% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 59% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 23.5 | 18.5:1 | 61% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 32% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Mesa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (436 to 323); teachers down 14% (23.5 to 20.3).
About South Mesa Elementary School
South Mesa Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in PUEBLO, Colorado. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 323 students.
The 27 schools in Pueblo County School District 70 enroll 10,563 students altogether, South Mesa Elementary School among them.
The student body at South Mesa Elementary School is 61% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% White and 4% multiracial. Pueblo County's residents are about 42% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at South Mesa Elementary School are from different groups.
South Mesa Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at South Mesa Elementary School, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pueblo County is close, at 66%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, South Mesa Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
South Mesa Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.9% is 6.8 points above the 27.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Pueblo County show median household income comes to about $64,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 66 public schools in the county, enrolling about 32,254, South Mesa Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pleasant View Middle School, is about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, South Mesa Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for South Mesa Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 369 (2020-21) to 323 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.9:1, from 17.6:1.
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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 schools in PUEBLO
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory AcademyCombined · 844 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
Other South Mesa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Mesa Elementary. South Mesa Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- South Mesa ElementarySAINT GEORGE, UT · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant View Middle School1.3 mi · 348
- Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights2.0 mi · 221
- North Mesa Elementary School2.1 mi · 400
- 70 Online3.2 mi · 209
- Bradford Elementary School3.3 mi · 252
- Risley International Academy of Innovation3.5 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About South Mesa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Mesa Elementary School?
South Mesa Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Mesa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Mesa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at South Mesa Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at South Mesa Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at South Mesa Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Mesa Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 61% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Mesa Elementary School in?
South Mesa Elementary School is part of Pueblo County School District 70.
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