Sunset Park Elementary School

Sunset Park Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in PUEBLO, Colorado, overseen by Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and, serves 425 students, covering grades K through 5.

Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 14,351 students; Sunset Park Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Sunset Park Elementary School records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pueblo County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pueblo County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sunset Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.8%; this one delivers 29.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pueblo County put median household income runs about $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. Across Pueblo County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), Sunset Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pueblo Academy of Arts, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunset Park Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunset Park Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sunset Park Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.