Villa Bella Expeditionary School

Villa Bella Expeditionary School is a primary school of small scale in PUEBLO, Colorado, operated by Pueblo County School District 70, serveing 298 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Pueblo County School District 70 comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 10,563 students; Villa Bella Expeditionary School is among them.

On demographics, Villa Bella Expeditionary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 46% White, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Villa Bella Expeditionary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Pueblo County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Villa Bella Expeditionary School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.6%; Villa Bella Expeditionary School posts 33.8%, -12.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pueblo County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,010 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Villa Bella Expeditionary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Villa Bella Expeditionary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. As a public charter, Villa Bella Expeditionary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Villa Bella Expeditionary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.