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East High School

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

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of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 6% of Colorado high schools

Summary

East High School is a large public high school in Pueblo, CO, serving 1,081 students in grades 9–12 as part of Pueblo School District No. 60. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 82.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest rate among nearby high schools. East currently ranks 317 out of 338 Colorado high schools, placing it in the 6th percentile with a 0-star rating. This marks a significant decline from the 31st percentile in 2014–2015 and the 23rd percentile in 2022–2023, making it the lowest-ranked traditional high school in the district among schools with comparable data.

The most striking academic challenge is math. Only 5% of 11th graders were proficient on the SAT math exam, compared to 32% statewide and 8% district-wide, and 9th and 10th grade math proficiency sits in the single digits or low teens. These numbers are well below same-district peers like Central High School (13% SAT math) and South High School (10%), and far behind Pueblo West High School (26%) and Pueblo County High School (25%) in Pueblo County School District 70. Reading and writing are also below average, with just 31% proficiency on the 11th-grade SAT versus 60% statewide. Science proficiency dropped sharply to 6.6%, the lowest among all nearby schools with data.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with 54.5% of students chronically absent in 2024–2025—nearly double the state rate of 28.4% and the highest among nearby schools, including Centennial High School (47.0%). On a positive note, East's graduation rate has climbed steadily to 90.5%, above the state average of 85.6%. However, this creates a troubling mismatch: students are earning diplomas without demonstrating college or career readiness on standardized assessments. Even the school's gifted and talented students rank in the 4th percentile statewide, suggesting systemic schoolwide challenges rather than student ability. While East's high poverty rate is important context, same-district schools with substantial poverty, such as Central High School and South High School, outperform East in reading and math. Improving attendance and instructional quality could make a meaningful difference for East students.

1,081

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,473

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

9 Mac Neil Road
Pueblo, CO 81001-1931

(719) 549-7222

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Feeder schools for East High School:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary School
	Eva R Baca Elementary School
	Franklin School of Innovation
	Haaff Elementary School
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	Park View School Of Discovery
Middle:	W H Heaton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

White:

16.2%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Colorado avg48%

319^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High 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	7.8	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	300 of 349	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	192 of 221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	299 of 411	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	279 of 388	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	220 of 256	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	205 of 255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	202 of 292	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	269 of 369	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	246 of 334	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	233 of 337	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	236 of 327	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.6	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	235 of 301	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	238 of 298	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.3	228 of 286	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	225 of 280	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	238 of 279	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	233 of 247	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	227 of 257	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	208 of 254	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	199 of 257	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	209 of 239	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	128 of 136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	123 of 140	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	113 of 118	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	182 of 198	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	124 of 198	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	138 of 205	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	142 of 181	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	183 of 211	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	149 of 203	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	162 of 188	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	221 of 244	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	228 of 246	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	217 of 256	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	203 of 253	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	201 of 240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	202 of 221	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	218 of 234	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	125 of 225	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing40%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-30 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/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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 East High School

What district is East High School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmont Elementary School
Elementary : Eva R Baca Elementary School
Elementary : Franklin School of Innovation
Elementary : Haaff Elementary School
Elementary : Park View School Of Discovery
Middle : W H Heaton Middle School

How many students attend East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,081 students attended East High School.

What is the racial makeup of East High School?

Students at East High School are 79% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Colorado high schools.

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

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

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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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