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Columbian Elementary School

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Columbian Elementary School ranks 640 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Columbian Elementary School is a PK-5 school serving 371 students in Pueblo School District No. 60, a district that ranks in the 12th percentile statewide, and the school has climbed from the 4th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 32nd percentile (639th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools) with a 2-star rating—a meaningful turnaround that has held steady over the past two years.

Academically, Columbian outperforms its home district by a wide margin but remains below state averages: 37.5% of students meet or exceed ELA proficiency standards (versus 27.2% district and 44.7% statewide), and 26.9% are proficient in math (versus 18.7% district and 37.3% statewide). The most striking pattern is a sharp drop in upper-grade math—3rd graders post 51.1% math proficiency, above the state average, but 5th grade math falls to 8.9%, and 5th grade science is equally low at 8.9%. Notably, Hispanic students rank in the 77th percentile statewide (58th out of 249 schools with a 4-star rating), a genuine strength the school can build on.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's biggest obstacle: 43.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, the highest rate among ten nearby schools and well above the state rate of 28.4%, though it did improve from 46.6% the prior year. Columbian also serves a high-poverty population, with 85.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The contrast with Minnequa Elementary School is instructive: Minnequa serves a nearly identical population (84.8% poverty) yet ranks in the 72nd percentile with 55% ELA and 53.5% math proficiency and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 22.7%—suggesting that reducing absenteeism could be one of the highest-leverage strategies available to Columbian.

371

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,966

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

85.2%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

1202 Bragdon Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004-2821

(719) 549-7525

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend Columbian Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Risley School Of Exploration
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

White:

25.1%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

640^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60

101^st of 114Pueblo School District No. 60 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	28.6	640 of 946	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	649 of 950	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	617 of 943	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	732 of 933	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	885 of 921	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	595 of 710	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	913 of 965	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	797 of 917	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	862 of 929	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	878 of 914	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	885 of 938	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	874 of 962	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	796 of 954	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	694 of 935	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	749 of 935	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	686 of 925	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	637 of 872	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	628 of 849	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.2	393 of 852	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	365 of 829	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.6	201 of 823	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	62.8	326 of 808	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	378 of 695	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	368 of 694	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	463 of 684	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	58 of 251	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	40.9	133 of 247	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	126 of 242	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	324 of 365	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	455 of 697	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	559 of 700	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	518 of 683	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+45 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Math27%-10 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	28.6	640^th of 946 public elementary schools	32.3%		26.8	649^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.7%	9	26.1	42.9	42.9				37.5	51.1	23.8	8.9				26.9	8.9		85.2%	0%	$16,966
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%)								(n/a)	705.0	718.0	713.0	10.9	11.5	18.5	11.5	704.0	701.0	706.0	705.0	711.0	704.0	3.3	706.0	13.0			$11,668
Bessemer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	24.8	681^st of 946 public elementary schools	28.0%		10.7	875^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.9%	194	28.6	722.0	727.0				23.3	34.5	713.0	718.0				24.7	14.3		81.3%	3.1%	$18,986
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%)	37.3	550^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.9%		24.9	665^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.0%	115	37.5	52.0	38.5				42.2	31.3	48.0	19.2				32.5	19.2		91.2%	0%	$16,771
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%)	70.2	264^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.1%		60.1	357^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.4%	93	58.6	48.6	58.8				55.0	62.1	44.7	55.9				53.5	720.0		86%	2.3%	$18,300
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%)	39.2	522^nd of 946 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%	80	30.0	42.9	53.7				40.5	30.0	26.8	30.9				29.3	45.5		81.2%	0%	$13,812
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%)	22.7	702^nd of 946 public elementary schools	25.8%		9.4	896^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.7%	194	22.6	17.6	33.3				24.2	45.2	714.0	716.0				21.1	12.9		94.1%	0%	$17,506
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%)	36.9	556^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.2%		39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%	25	36.4	21.0	45.7	49.1	45.5	46.0	40.3	30.9	24.2	28.6	47.2	30.9	34.7	32.3	24.3	42.0	85.7%	0%	$15,182
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%)	17.7	779^th of 946 public elementary schools	17.7%		10.7	876^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.8%	97	22.9	13.8	32.4				23.5	34.3	9.7	17.6				21.0	20.6		84.1%	0%	$16,947
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%)	19.2	753^rd of 946 public elementary schools	20.4%		29	620^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.7%	133	23.9	31.6	34.1				29.6	29.2	18.4	20.0				23.0	12.5		74.4%	2.6%	$17,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbian Elementary School

Is Columbian Elementary School a good school?

Columbian Elementary School ranks 640^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Columbian Elementary School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

How many students attend Columbian Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Columbian Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Columbian Elementary School?

Students at Columbian Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Columbian Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Columbian Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Risley School Of Exploration
High : Central High School

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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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