Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615006773
Villa Bella Expeditionary School
2390 RAWLINGS BLVD, PUEBLO, CO 81001 · (719) 621-1763 · Pueblo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- FBeats 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
19.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
99 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%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
38.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Villa Bella Expeditionary School
Villa Bella Expeditionary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Bella Expeditionary School this school | 298 | 33.2% | 33.8% |
| Eagle Valley Elementary School EAGLE | 350 | 40.3% | 31.8% |
| Bennett Elementary School BENNETT | 251 | 41.8% | N/A |
| Axis International Academy FORT COLLINS | 288 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Bennett Intermediate School BENNETT | 256 | 43.4% | 30.3% |
| Two Rivers Community School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 390 | 30.3% | 33.6% |
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 Villa Bella Expeditionary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #520 of 931 | #11 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #524 of 940 ▲ 34 | #11 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #530 of 946 ▼ 50 | #13 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #723 of 1,056 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #859 of 896 | #31 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #285 of 896 | #6 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #664 of 983 | #33 of 33 |
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
298
+47 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 298 | 15.1 | 19.8:1 | 33% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 14.8 | 20.1:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 16.3 | 18.4:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 13 | 19.3:1 | 33% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villa Bella Expeditionary School.
About Villa Bella Expeditionary School
Villa Bella Expeditionary School is a public elementary school run by Pueblo County School District 70 in PUEBLO, Colorado. Total enrollment is 298 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 21% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Pueblo County School District 70 counts 27 schools and 10,563 students, including Villa Bella Expeditionary School.
Of every 100 students at Villa Bella Expeditionary School, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 46% White and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Based on 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Villa Bella Expeditionary School has a ratio of 19.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pueblo County is 66%.
Villa Bella Expeditionary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Colorado public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Villa Bella Expeditionary School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.8% is 12.8 points below the 46.6% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Pueblo County, where the median household earns about $64,010 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Pueblo County, 66 public schools serve about 32,254 students.
Among nearby public schools, Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Villa Bella Expeditionary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Villa Bella Expeditionary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 19%, from 251 to 298.
The allk12 page for Villa Bella Expeditionary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School0.1 mi · 141
- W H Heaton Middle School1.1 mi · 578
- East High School1.3 mi · 1,081
- Belmont Elementary School1.3 mi · 394
- Franklin School of Innovation1.6 mi · 346
- Eva R Baca Elementary School1.7 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Villa Bella Expeditionary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Villa Bella Expeditionary School?
Villa Bella Expeditionary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Villa Bella Expeditionary School serve?
Villa Bella Expeditionary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Villa Bella Expeditionary School have?
Villa Bella Expeditionary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Villa Bella Expeditionary School?
Student demographics at Villa Bella Expeditionary School are roughly 46% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Villa Bella Expeditionary School in?
Villa Bella Expeditionary School is part of Pueblo County School District 70.
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