Best Public Schools in Pueblo West, CO

Summary:

The city of Pueblo West, Colorado is home to 11 schools serving grades K-12, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Pueblo County School District 70. The district is ranked 57 out of 116 in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in Pueblo West are Swallows Charter Academy High School, which ranks 89 out of 349 Colorado high schools and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate. Cedar Ridge Elementary School and Sierra Vista Elementary School also perform well, ranking in the top half of Colorado elementary schools with above-average test scores.

However, the data reveals significant variation in school performance across Pueblo West, with some schools like Liberty Point Elementary School and Desert Sage Elementary School lagging behind. This disparity appears to be correlated with socioeconomic factors, as indicated by the wide range of free/reduced lunch rates. The presence of charter schools like Pueblo Classical Academy also provides families with additional educational options, contributing to the variation in performance across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 East Hahns Peak Avenue	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2191	455	26	17.4	71.2%	184 (40.4%)	12 (2.6%)	232 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	33.6	574^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.1%		28.1	626^th of 933 public elementary schools	32.9%	52							23.2	40.0	52.0				36.9	34.8	22.0	32.0				29.8	22.4			$10,831
Liberty Point International School	Public	6-8	484 South Maher Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-3752	436	26	16.8	66.5%	212 (48.6%)	3 (0.7%)	190 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	26.1	337^th of 485 public middle schools	30.5%		18	379^th of 480 public middle schools	21.0%	42										39.2	36.9	32.4	36.2				14.2	16.2	16.9	15.7		19.7		$12,905
Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	435	25	17.0	53.6%	195 (44.8%)	3 (0.7%)	210 (48.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	50.9	439^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.4%		38.6	530^th of 933 public elementary schools	43.2%	91							42.9	41.7	52.5				45.1	30.0	23.8	57.6				35.2	50.0			$10,231
Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	675	30	22.3	37.0%	380 (56.3%)	2 (0.3%)	233 (34.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.7%)	49.1	458^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.4%		46.9	468^th of 933 public elementary schools	49.8%	10							48.6	52.7	40.0	41.7	33.3	29.2	41.0	48.6	43.2	29.7	20.8	18.1	29.2	31.7	32.0	30.6		$7,310
Pueblo West High School	Public	9-12	661 Capistrano Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8050	1,503	73	20.5	44.9%	791 (52.6%)	12 (0.8%)	574 (38.2%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	105 (7.0%)	44.2	180^th of 349 public high schools	48.4%		38.9	203^rd of 349 public high schools	41.8%	23	64.0	29.0	68.0	32.0	56.0	24.0																	22.7	$11,778
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	1047 Camino De Bravo	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-1175	587	34	17.3	45.3%	315 (53.7%)	9 (1.5%)	220 (37.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	45.9	230^th of 485 public middle schools	52.6%		53	193^rd of 480 public middle schools	59.8%	37										36.9	49.7	41.6	42.6				26.1	33.5	36.1	31.7		27.0		$11,338
Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 South Palomar Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-8878	372	22	16.9	62.4%	161 (43.3%)	5 (1.3%)	186 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	30.1	614^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.9%		30.2	606^th of 933 public elementary schools	35.0%	8							41.5	36.2	34.0				37.2	26.4	26.1	22.9				25.3	18.8			$11,743
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1266 West Oro Grande Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8268	473	25	18.9	44.0%	279 (59.0%)	2 (0.4%)	155 (32.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	60.5	362^nd of 943 public elementary schools	61.6%		61.5	334^th of 933 public elementary schools	64.2%	28							40.0	50.6	54.4				48.4	40.0	41.8	52.9				44.7	44.1			$10,068
Swallows Charter Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	101 Civic Center Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	170	9	19.3	31.2%	105 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (27.6%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	71.2	89^th of 349 public high schools	74.5%		75.8	81^st of 349 public high schools	76.8%	8	85.0	40.0	87.0	35.0	78.0																		35.9	$13,678
Pueblo Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	694 E Spalding Ave	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 467-6100	177	6	28.2	54.8%	98 (55.4%)	6 (3.4%)	69 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								(n/a)									56.3			38.1	40.9			43.8		14.3		21.3	50.0	28.6		$6,647
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	597 E Earl Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-9732	513	28	18.3	50.3%	270 (52.6%)	8 (1.6%)	191 (37.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	30.1	613^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.0%		36.9	544^th of 933 public elementary schools	41.7%	69							29.9	36.0	43.8				36.6	20.8	21.3	28.8				23.7	29.1			$10,118

Cities Near Pueblo West

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pueblo	8.68 mi	47	165^th
Penrose	13.5 mi	1	166^th
Fountain	14.25 mi	10	132^nd
Florence	17.98 mi	2	161^st
Beulah	21.39 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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