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GOAL Academy

Q: Is GOAL Academy a good school?

GOAL Academy ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Colorado high schools.

Q: How many students attend GOAL Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 6,693 students attended GOAL Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of GOAL Academy?

Students at GOAL Academy are 50% Hispanic, 39% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado high schools

Summary

GOAL Academy is a large high school in Pueblo, CO, serving 6,693 students in grades 9–12 as a statewide online/alternative program affiliated with El Paso County Colorado School District 49. Despite that district's strong 4-star rating and 71st percentile ranking, GOAL Academy ranked 329 out of 338 Colorado high schools in the 2025–2026 school year—the 3rd percentile with a 0-star rating. This bottom-tier performance has been consistent since 2015–2016.

The most striking differences are in graduation and dropout rates. GOAL Academy's 49.0% graduation rate is roughly half the state average of 85.6%, while nearby Central High School graduates 96.6%, Pueblo West High School 96.7%, and Pueblo County High School 97.0%. The school's 14.1% dropout rate is nearly nine times the state average of 1.6%, and even Paragon Learning Center, a small alternative program, graduates 74.0% of students. Academic proficiency is equally concerning: SAT math proficiency is just 1% versus a 32% state average, and SAT reading/writing is 23% versus 60% statewide. Central High School, just 0.83 miles away, posts 41% reading and 13% math proficiency.

GOAL Academy's student-teacher ratio of 30.9:1 is far higher than nearby traditional schools, pointing to a large-scale online instructional model. Interestingly, the school reports a relatively low 15.0% chronic absenteeism rate—below the state average of 28.4%—yet attendance is not translating into academic progress. Low performance spans every subgroup, with all student groups ranking in the bottom single digits statewide, including gifted students at the 8th percentile and disabled students at the 0th percentile. There are modest signs of improvement: graduation rates have risen from 31.3% in 2020–2021 to 49.0%, and dropout rates have fallen from 20.3% to 14.1%. However, math proficiency remains structurally broken at 1–4% across all assessments, reflecting the deep challenges of serving a highly mobile, high-risk population through online instruction.

6,693

Students ?

30.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,274

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 S. Victoria Ave
Pueblo, CO 81003

(720) 439-5076

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

White:

39.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (49% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

Colorado avg48%

330^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49

33^rd of 114El Paso County Colorado School District 49 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	330 of 340	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	317 of 328	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	322 of 349	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	212 of 221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	202 of 210	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	361 of 411	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	351 of 388	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	255 of 256	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	255 of 255	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	292 of 292	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	239 of 246	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	239 of 247	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	239 of 257	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	242 of 254	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	245 of 257	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	193 of 239	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	196 of 198	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	183 of 187	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	190 of 198	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	197 of 205	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	139 of 181	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	204 of 209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	206 of 211	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	196 of 200	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	194 of 203	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	143 of 188	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	238 of 244	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	236 of 246	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	237 of 256	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	234 of 253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	193 of 240	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	0.5	61 of 61	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	61 of 61	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	10.4	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	220 of 221	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.0	209 of 209	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	225 of 229	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	232 of 234	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.9	227 of 228	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	214 of 225	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics100%+68 vs state

Reading and Writing23%-37 vs state

Science9%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
GOAL Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	304 S. Victoria Ave	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	Yes	No	(720) 439-5076	6,693	216	30.9		2,631 (39.3%)	235 (3.5%)	3,324 (49.7%)	23 (0.3%)	110 (1.6%)	17 (0.3%)	352 (5.3%)	5.5	330^th of 340 public high schools	2.9%		6.5	317^th of 328 public high schools	3.4%	13	32.5	4.0	38.0	4.2	22.8	1.3										8.7	$10,274
Central High School	Public	9-12	216 East Orman Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7300	1,145	49	23.4	65.4%	239 (20.9%)	24 (2.1%)	844 (73.7%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	17.2	286^th of 340 public high schools	15.9%		18.2	273^rd of 328 public high schools	16.8%	13	50.5	17.1	50.3	17.9	40.8	12.8										11.1	$14,278
Academy of Las Animas Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2001 Lake Ave	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	Yes	Yes	(719) 662-7394	474	13	37.7		92 (19.4%)	12 (2.5%)	368 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					22.2	358.0				11.5				11.5			$12,768
East High School	Public	9-12	9 Mac Neil Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7222	1,081	54	19.9	82.4%	175 (16.2%)	27 (2.5%)	857 (79.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	7.8	319^th of 340 public high schools	6.2%		9.8	305^th of 328 public high schools	7.0%	14	39.7	6.4	39.9	10.3	30.6	5.0										706.0	$14,473
Paragon Learning Center	Public, Virtual	9-12	3000 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	Yes	Yes	(719) 423-3570	476	22	21.6		103 (21.6%)	12 (2.5%)	347 (72.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	9.7	315^th of 340 public high schools	7.4%		9.2	309^th of 328 public high schools	5.8%	6	43.6	359.0	46.4	362.0	23.1	358.0										714.0	$15,174
South High School	Public	9-12	1801 Hollywood Drive	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7255	795	43	18.3	73.2%	201 (25.3%)	24 (3.0%)	537 (67.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.9%)	10.8	310^th of 340 public high schools	8.8%		13.6	290^th of 328 public high schools	11.6%	20	37.7	11.0	44.2	378.0	36.3	412.0										9.4	$16,731
Centennial High School Design And Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	2525 Montview Dirve	Pueblo	81008	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7337	801	46	17.4	70.4%	189 (23.6%)	24 (3.0%)	551 (68.8%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	12.6	308^th of 340 public high schools	9.4%		12.2	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%	11	38.1	12.5	50.6	19.6	30.3	10.3										12.7	$16,736
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	178	7	26.9	32.0%	106 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (27.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	65.5	114^th of 340 public high schools	66.5%		71.9	94^th of 328 public high schools	71.3%	20	78.0	43.9	68.8	411.0	66.7	468.0										741.0	$14,284
Pueblo County High School	Public	9-12	1050 35th Lane	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 948-3352	1,148	58	19.7	51.8%	549 (47.8%)	4 (0.3%)	543 (47.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	41.5	190^th of 340 public high schools	44.1%		41.6	188^th of 328 public high schools	42.7%	2	61.6	33.2	61.7	35.3	53.6	24.6										29.9	$13,130
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	1,540	73	21.2	43.4%	809 (52.5%)	12 (0.8%)	590 (38.3%)	13 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (7.1%)	43.7	178^th of 340 public high schools	47.6%		41.5	189^th of 328 public high schools	42.4%	11	60.9	28.6	69.2	36.0	61.0	26.1										26.9	$12,561

Frequently Asked Questions about GOAL Academy

What district is GOAL Academy in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

What is the racial makeup of GOAL Academy?

Students at GOAL Academy are 50% Hispanic, 39% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is GOAL Academy a good school?

GOAL Academy ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Colorado high schools.

How many students attend GOAL Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 6,693 students attended GOAL Academy.

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