Elementary Schools in Pueblo School District No. 60

Summary:

Pueblo School District No. 60 in Colorado is home to 22 elementary schools serving students from diverse backgrounds. While the district as a whole faces systemic challenges, with a ranking of 105th out of 115 Colorado districts, a few standout schools within the district demonstrate strong academic performance. Minnequa Elementary School, Haaff Elementary School, and Fountain International Magnet School rank among the top elementary schools in the district, with impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in academic achievement across the district. Many schools struggle with low proficiency rates, well below state averages, and high rates of chronic absenteeism. These challenges appear to be closely linked to the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the significant impact of socioeconomic factors on educational outcomes. Addressing these systemic issues will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to ensure all students in Pueblo School District No. 60 have access to a high-quality education.

Despite the district-wide challenges, the data suggests that with the right strategies and resources, the lower-performing schools could potentially make significant gains. Identifying and replicating the practices of the high-performing schools, such as Minnequa Elementary, Haaff Elementary, and Fountain International Magnet School, could be a valuable approach to improving educational outcomes across the district.

District Detail

315 West 11th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003

(719) 549-7100

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,104

Primary Schools: 21
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Total
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brown Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7575	250	16	15.3	83.6%	63 (25.2%)	4 (1.6%)	173 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	24.9	665^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.0%		15.8	794^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.8%	129	35.5	35.5	20.7				30.8	32.3						21.7	10.3		$15,661
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 MacNaughton Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7500	394	24	16.1	79.7%	102 (25.9%)	10 (2.5%)	263 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	15	807^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.1%		14.9	810^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.1%	3	22.2	20.5	21.6				21.5	24.1	18.2	19.2				20.7	17.3		$13,442
Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	346	26	13.5	85.5%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	248 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	24.5	670^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.5%		25.1	675^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.4%	5	15.9	35.4	51.8				33.5	9.5	31.3	18.2				18.7	20.4		$15,408
Bessemer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Routt Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7505	248	17	14.6	85.5%	59 (23.8%)	10 (4.0%)	166 (66.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	10.7	875^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.9%					(n/a)	23.3	20.7	21.9				22.0	13.8	13.8	9.4				12.2	9.1		$15,001
Beulah Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2670 Delphinium Street	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7510	264	19	14.2	85.2%	64 (24.2%)	5 (1.9%)	188 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	9.4	896^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.7%		14	820^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.0%	76	11.1	17.9	8.8				12.8		17.9					14.7			$15,948
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 South La Crosse Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7515	252	19	13.2	89.3%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	202 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)			20.8				11.4							5.6	12.5		$17,216
Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Bragdon Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7525	371	24	15.2	85.2%	93 (25.1%)	12 (3.2%)	256 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	26.8	649^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.6	617^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.6%	32	39.1	32.7	32.7				34.7	43.5	14.0	18.4				24.8	14.3		$14,551
Eva R Baca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 East 17th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7530	250	18	14.1	91.2%	33 (13.2%)	6 (2.4%)	203 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	14.6	814^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.3	748^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.7%	66	15.4	18.9	37.1				23.4	15.8	18.9	14.3				16.4	17.1		$15,758
Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	534	33	16.1	65.2%	165 (30.9%)	13 (2.4%)	330 (61.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.9	486^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.5%	45	32.3	21.5	46.4	46.9	56.0	44.0	40.1	33.9	16.4	40.7	45.8	37.5	31.3	33.6	37.5	28.0	$13,819
Haaff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Chinook Lane	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7550	284	18	16.2	70.4%	70 (24.6%)	7 (2.5%)	189 (66.5%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	58.9	370^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.8	329^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.1%	41	35.1	40.0	69.0				46.2	39.5	40.0	62.1				45.8	55.2		$14,792
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Vinewood Lane	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7560	276	18	15.3	75.4%	70 (25.4%)	2 (0.7%)	204 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	876^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.6	842^nd of 943 public elementary schools	10.7%	34		23.1					15.6	8.8	18.4	8.3				12.0	8.3		$15,235
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	326	20	16.7	85.0%	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	234 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%		18.4	763^rd of 943 public elementary schools	19.1%	144	21.3	40.0	39.4				31.8	25.0	34.4	36.4				31.0	18.2		$16,717
Minnequa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1708 East Orman Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7580	277	22	12.8	84.8%	47 (17.0%)	9 (3.2%)	216 (78.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	60.1	357^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.4%		51.1	435^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.9%	78	42.5	59.3	62.9				53.9	46.5	55.6	52.8				50.9	11.8		$16,157
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81008	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7585	374	22	17.0	77.5%	109 (29.1%)	18 (4.8%)	235 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%		13.7	825^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.5%	113	33.3	20.4	12.2				21.9	35.4						16.4			$13,582
Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 East 9th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7590	285	23	12.2	91.9%	56 (19.6%)	4 (1.4%)	219 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.6	877^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.3	801^st of 943 public elementary schools	15.1%	76	9.6	12.2	15.7				12.5	22.6	26.2	11.8				19.9	5.9		$14,667
South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Hollywood	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7600	273	17	15.8	81.7%	56 (20.5%)	6 (2.2%)	195 (71.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.4%)	29	620^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.7%		28.4	632^nd of 943 public elementary schools	33.0%	12	34.2	39.0	31.3				35.1	39.5	19.5	9.1				23.2			$15,253
Sunset Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 University Circle	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7610	425	24	17.5	75.8%	138 (32.5%)	8 (1.9%)	261 (61.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%		26.2	658^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.2%	56	31.7	42.1	35.1				36.2	32.8	29.3	19.3				27.3	28.1		$13,586
Pueblo Charter School for the Arts & Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	1745 Acero	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 549-2737	444	28	15.7	84.2%	84 (18.9%)	10 (2.3%)	331 (74.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	7.7	925^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.5	917^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.8%	8	15.9		9.5		24.5	9.5	11.6	11.4	14.3			9.4		6.0	11.9	7.7	$10,916
Fountain International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	925 North Glendale Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7535	276	17	16.4	54.7%	73 (26.4%)	7 (2.5%)	171 (62.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	46.6						46.6	43.1						43.1			$15,047
Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	1331 Santa Rosa Street	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 404-2680	221	15	15.2	74.2%	58 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.3	690^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.6	668^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.2%	22	20.8		36.0		21.4	22.2	19.1			24.0			16.7	9.8	28.0	11.4	$9,056
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	Public	K-7	715 W 20th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 549-7410	425	32	13.1	69.2%	139 (32.7%)	9 (2.1%)	247 (58.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	23.6	685^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.4	619^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.4%	66	18.4	27.8	25.5	38.2	23.7		26.8	22.4	26.3	21.8				16.0	32.7		$16,453

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.