Beulah Heights Elementary School

Beulah Heights Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Pueblo School District No. 60 enrolling 264 students in a high-poverty area of Pueblo, CO, with about 85% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. The school operates with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, one of the lowest among nearby elementary schools.

In the most recent 2025-2026 ranking, Beulah Heights ranked 701st out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 26th percentile with a 1-star rating — a major improvement from the previous year's 6th percentile and the school's best position in available ranking history. Academically, the school remains below state averages in most subjects but shows pockets of strength. Notably, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 45.2%, outperforming both the district (29.7%) and the state (41.5%). Overall math proficiency (21.1%) is above the district average (18.7%), while ELA proficiency (24.2%) trails the district (27.2%) and state (44.7%). Among its closest neighbors, South Park Elementary School and Highland Park Elementary School, Beulah Heights now ranks highest, despite South Park ranking higher just one year earlier.

The school's recent momentum is real but uneven. All-grade ELA proficiency nearly doubled from 12.8% to 24.2%, and math reached its highest level in available data at 21.1%. Chronic absenteeism fell from 40.8% to 35.5%, better than the district's 41.6%, though still above the state's 28.4%. However, comparisons with Minnequa Elementary School — which serves a nearly identical poverty level but posts proficiency rates roughly 30 percentage points higher — suggest significant room for growth. Beulah Heights' favorable class sizes and improving attendance indicate the school has levers to continue its upward trajectory, but sustaining momentum and closing the gap with higher-performing schools in Pueblo School District No. 60 remain key challenges.