Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001063
South Park Elementary School
3100 HOLLYWOOD, PUEBLO, CO 81005 · (719) 549-7600 · Pueblo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
223 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 29 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
35.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 27.7% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Park Elementary School
South Park Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Elementary School this school | 273 | 81.7% | 26.6% |
| Heritage Elementary School PUEBLO | 250 | 83.6% | 22.3% |
| Beulah Heights Elementary School PUEBLO | 264 | 85.2% | 14.7% |
| Minnequa Elementary School PUEBLO | 277 | 84.8% | 42.1% |
| Irving Elementary School PUEBLO | 326 | 85.0% | 25.6% |
| Parkview Elementary School LAMAR | 252 | 83.7% | 16.6% |
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 Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #642 of 931 | #19 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #658 of 940 ▼ 105 | #18 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #576 of 946 ▲ 125 | #16 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #783 of 1,056 | #26 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #509 of 896 | #15 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #573 of 896 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #136 of 983 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #208 of 664 | #13 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
273
-70 (-20%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 273 | 17.3 | 15.8:1 | 82% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 84% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 18.4 | 18.6:1 | 78% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 75% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 20.5 | 17.6:1 | 76% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 71% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 68% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 60% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 15 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (360 to 273); teachers down 16% (20.5 to 17.3).
About South Park Elementary School
Federal records list South Park Elementary School as an elementary school in PUEBLO, Colorado. The school counts 273 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% smaller than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Pueblo School District 60 runs 34 schools with a combined 14,351 students. South Park Elementary School is one of them.
South Park Elementary School's enrollment is 71% Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Pueblo County residents are about 42% Hispanic. By the diversity index, South Park Elementary School comes in at 45%.
South Park Elementary School's 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. The rate at public schools in Pueblo County averages 66%, lower than here.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, South Park Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Park Elementary School is 9.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.6% versus 17.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
South Park Elementary School is located in Pueblo County, where median household income is about $64,010, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 66 public schools in Pueblo County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,254.
The school nearest to South Park Elementary School is Beulah Heights Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Park Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place South Park Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 343 in 2020-21 and 273 in 2024-25, a decrease of 70 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
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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 School District 60
- 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
- South High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- W H Heaton Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 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 Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named South Park Elementary. South Park Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- South Park ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 825 students
- South Park ElementaryMemphis, TN · 462 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolDeerfield, IL · 424 students
- South Park ElementaryVICKSBURG, MS · 351 students
- South Park Elementary - 03Belle Fourche, SD · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Beulah Heights Elementary School0.6 mi · 264
- Highland Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 276
- Roncalli Stem Academy1.3 mi · 247
- Paragon Learning Center1.3 mi · 476
- South High School1.5 mi · 795
- D60 Online School1.5 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About South Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Park Elementary School?
South Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Park Elementary School have?
South Park Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is South Park Elementary School?
South Park Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Park Elementary School in?
South Park Elementary School is part of Pueblo School District 60.
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