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Enrollment
578
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612001067
W H Heaton Middle School
6 ADAIR ROAD, PUEBLO, CO 81001 · (719) 549-7420 · Pueblo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
469 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 190 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
11.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 11.0% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 W H Heaton Middle School
W H Heaton Middle School's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H Heaton Middle School this school | 578 | 81.1% | 17.0% |
| Pueblo Academy of Arts PUEBLO | 562 | 85.4% | 9.0% |
| Ortega Middle School ALAMOSA | 471 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Longs Peak Middle School LONGMONT | 381 | 80.3% | 17.8% |
| Vikan Middle School BRIGHTON | 528 | 71.0% | 16.2% |
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 473 | 85.8% | 24.1% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 W H Heaton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #208 of 241 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #206 of 244 ▼ 1 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #204 of 246 ▼ 14 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #86 of 278 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #80 of 227 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #165 of 227 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #34 of 246 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #103 of 169 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
578
-183 (-24%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
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 | 578 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | 81% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 34.6 | 17.8:1 | 88% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 38.5 | 18.0:1 | 83% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 79% (603) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 40.8 | 16.3:1 | 86% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 75% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 35 | 20.2:1 | 75% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 55% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W H Heaton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (665 to 578); teachers down 6% (40.8 to 38.5).
About W H Heaton Middle School
W H Heaton Middle School is a middle school located in PUEBLO, Colorado, in Pueblo County. Enrollment totals 578 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 462.
Pueblo School District 60 counts 14,351 students in its 34 schools, and W H Heaton Middle School is one of them.
The student body at W H Heaton Middle School is 72% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 21% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Pueblo County's residents are about 42% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.0:1 is based on 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Pueblo County.
W H Heaton Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Colorado public middle schools.
Test results at W H Heaton Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.0% actual, 17.5% predicted).
In the wider Pueblo County area, the median household earns about $64,010 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. W H Heaton Middle School shares Pueblo County with 65 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, W H Heaton Middle School is closest to Belmont Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. W H Heaton Middle School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place W H Heaton Middle School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, W H Heaton Middle School had a net loss of 183 students, or 24%. The school's ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at W H Heaton Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Corwin International Magnet SchoolMiddle · 565 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
- Belmont Elementary School0.3 mi · 394
- Haaff Elementary School0.7 mi · 284
- Franklin School of Innovation0.8 mi · 346
- Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School1.0 mi · 141
- East High School1.0 mi · 1,081
- Villa Bella Expeditionary School1.1 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About W H Heaton Middle SchoolHow many students attend W H Heaton Middle School?
W H Heaton Middle School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W H Heaton Middle School serve?
W H Heaton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does W H Heaton Middle School have?
W H Heaton Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at W H Heaton Middle School?
Student demographics at W H Heaton Middle School are roughly 21% White, 72% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is W H Heaton Middle School in?
W H Heaton Middle School is part of Pueblo School District 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.