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Eva R Baca Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Eva R Baca Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Pueblo School District No. 60 serving about 250 students in an economically challenged part of Pueblo, where 91.2% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The school ranks in the bottom 14% of Colorado elementary schools and earns a 1-star rating, with proficiency rates well below state averages across all tested subjects: 25.2% in English Language Arts versus 44.7% statewide, 17.6% in math versus 37.3% statewide, and 12.2% in 5th-grade science versus 36.1% statewide.

Despite the low overall numbers, there are genuine bright spots. Fifth-grade reading is a real strength — 39% of 5th graders scored proficient, nearly matching the district average and approaching the state average. The school also made big strides in attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 41.4% in 2023-24 to 33.1% in 2024-25, much better than nearby Park View Elementary School (49.4%) and Bradford Elementary School (46.2%). However, 5th-grade math tells a very different story: only 9.8% of 5th graders are proficient, down sharply from 21.6% in 3rd grade and 23.3% in 4th grade. Science has also been persistently weak, hovering between 12% and 17% over the past four years.

The comparison with Franklin School of Innovation is particularly instructive. Franklin, just over a mile away, serves students in the same district with similar poverty levels (85.6% free/reduced-price lunch), yet posts far higher scores: 40.6% in ELA and 28.8% in math versus Baca's 25.2% and 17.6%. Even more striking, Franklin has worse attendance (42.9% chronic absenteeism) than Eva R Baca, showing that getting kids to school is only part of the challenge. Still, the school is not uniquely low among its closest peers — Park View, with nearly identical poverty (91.9%), posts similar scores. When compared only to other high-poverty schools, Eva R Baca's low-income students rank in the 26th percentile, better than the school's overall 14th-percentile ranking. For parents, the most urgent concern is clearly the 5th-grade math drop-off, which represents the school's biggest opportunity for improvement.

250

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,202

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

2800 East 17th Street
Pueblo, CO 81001-4741

(719) 549-7530

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend Eva R Baca Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	W H Heaton Middle School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.2%

White:

13.2%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

815^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	14.7	815 of 946	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	814 of 950	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	748 of 943	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	720 of 933	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	669 of 921	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	899 of 965	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	760 of 917	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	843 of 929	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	760 of 914	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	874 of 938	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	800 of 962	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	845 of 954	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	691 of 935	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	720 of 935	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	743 of 925	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	638 of 872	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	533 of 849	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.9	604 of 852	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.5	472 of 829	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.3	368 of 823	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.8	526 of 808	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	7.6	745 of 758	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	641 of 690	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	248 of 337	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	14.7	676 of 764	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	589 of 693	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2019)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
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%)	14.7	815^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.8%		14.6	814^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.3%	1	13.5	20.7	39.0				25.2	21.6	23.3	9.8				17.6	12.2		$17,202
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%)	34.5	578^th of 946 public elementary schools	38.9%		24.5	670^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.5%	92	34.6	32.8	57.4				40.6	30.8	23.0	34.0				28.8	27.7		$16,438
Park View School Of Discovery	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%)	12.5	850^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.6	877^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.7%	27	21.8	16.7	29.8				22.4	25.5	14.8	10.4				17.2	8.3		$19,392
Villa Bella Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2390 Rawlings Blvd	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 621-1763	298	15	19.7	33.2%	137 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (47.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	36.4	562^nd of 946 public elementary schools	40.6%		37.3	552^nd of 950 public elementary schools	41.9%	10	27.3	48.1	44.9				40.7	34.1	46.2	20.4				33.8	18.4		$16,508
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%)	19.4	748^th of 946 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)	28.6	710.0	722.0				18.3	28.6	13.3	20.8				20.7	704.0		$20,022
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%)	12.3	854^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.7%		15	807^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.1%	47	11.7	21.2	41.7				22.2	8.3	15.2	22.2				14.2	11.1		$14,996
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)	41.5						41.5	36.9						36.9			$16,265
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%)	45.2	467^th of 946 public elementary schools	50.6%		58.9	370^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.1%	97	33.3	43.9	55.3				43.8	35.7	31.7	44.7				37.2	34.2		$16,303
Riverstone Academy	Public	K-5	1950 Aspen Circle	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(719) 248-5037	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	Public	K-8	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%)	24.7	682^nd of 946 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.6	685^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.9%	3	40.0	21.1	36.0	30.5	28.6	28.3	30.2	35.0	21.4	20.0	16.9	724.0	705.0	17.3	24.5	13.3	$16,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Eva R Baca Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Eva R Baca Elementary School?

Students at Eva R Baca Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Eva R Baca Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eva R Baca Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : W H Heaton Middle School
High : East High School

How many students attend Eva R Baca Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Eva R Baca Elementary School.

Is Eva R Baca Elementary School a good school?

Eva R Baca Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Eva R Baca Elementary School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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