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Risley School Of Exploration

Public Grades 6-8

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Risley International Academy of Innovation is a middle school in Pueblo, CO serving 335 students in grades 6–8 within Pueblo School District No. 60, where roughly 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 3rd percentile among Colorado middle schools, placing it among the very lowest-performing schools in the state. Academic proficiency rates are dramatically below district and state averages: only 15.4% of students are proficient in English language arts, 5.8% in math, and 10.0% in science. Math has been especially concerning, with proficiency stuck in the single digits for four consecutive years.

Chronic absenteeism is the highest among all nearby schools, with 66.5% of students missing enough school to be considered chronically absent—more than double the state rate of 28.4%. This stands in stark contrast to The Connect Charter School, located just over a mile away, where 13.3% of students are chronically absent and proficiency rates are dramatically higher (66.5% in ELA and 47.6% in math). Corwin International Magnet School, another Pueblo District 60 school about 3.5 miles away, ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide and posts significantly better outcomes in every subject.

While Risley serves a very high-poverty population, other high-poverty schools in the district outperform it, including W H Heaton Middle School, where 81.1% of students qualify for free lunch. Risley's student-teacher ratio of 13.0 is the lowest among comparable schools, suggesting staffing levels are not the primary issue. The most urgent priorities appear to be improving student attendance, school climate, and instructional intervention, particularly in mathematics. While there were slight improvements in 2025-26, the school remains at the bottom of state rankings and has been for a decade.

335

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,798

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 Monument Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81001-3152

(719) 549-7440

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend Risley School Of Exploration usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Risley School Of Exploration:

Elementary:	Bradford Elementary School
	Columbian Elementary School
	Park View School Of Discovery

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

16.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

460^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	8.3	460 of 476	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	461 of 469	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	471 of 485	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	473 of 480	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	433 of 448	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	437 of 458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	417 of 418	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	415 of 424	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	386 of 400	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	400 of 436	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	429 of 461	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	415 of 425	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	413 of 422	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	398 of 409	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	351 of 362	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	343 of 360	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	326 of 346	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	313 of 336	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	363 of 368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	346 of 347	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	361 of 363	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	323 of 326	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	336 of 352	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	189 of 208	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	197 of 198	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	167 of 169	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	202 of 220	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	356 of 372	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	345 of 352	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	350 of 357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	355 of 356	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	313 of 328	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)9th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-29 vs state

Science10%-25 vs state

Math6%-31 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/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	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 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
Risley School Of Exploration	Public	6-8	925 Monument Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7440	335	26	13.0	91.6%	54 (16.1%)	11 (3.3%)	251 (74.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	8.3	460^th of 476 public middle schools	3.4%		6.5	461^st of 469 public middle schools	1.7%	1			15.6	16.7	14.2	15.4			4.1	6.8	6.6	5.8		10.0	$21,798
The Connect Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	104 West 7th	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 542-0224	252	15	16.8		96 (38.1%)	1 (0.4%)	139 (55.2%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	77.8	98^th of 476 public middle schools	79.4%		78.3	86^th of 469 public middle schools	81.7%	12			55.7	67.9	77.1	66.5			38.0	47.6	58.6	47.6		44.3	$9,049
W H Heaton Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Adair Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7420	578	39	14.9	81.1%	120 (20.8%)	18 (3.1%)	418 (72.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.8%)	12.6	436^th of 476 public middle schools	8.4%		14.1	416^th of 469 public middle schools	11.3%	20			15.9	24.7	23.6	21.1			8.4	12.3	10.2	10.3		12.0	$15,385
Pleasant View Middle School	Public	6-8	23600 Everett Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 542-7813	348	19	18.8	55.5%	146 (42.0%)	4 (1.1%)	185 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	41.7	232^nd of 476 public middle schools	51.3%		35.8	271^st of 469 public middle schools	42.2%	39			33.6	40.4	36.6	36.9			26.9	30.9	40.8	32.7		30.8	$13,205
Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2320 Rawlings Blvd	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 621-1763	141	6	25.3	46.1%	51 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (55.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	50.2	196^th of 476 public middle schools	58.8%		39.8	244^th of 469 public middle schools	48.0%	48			45.7	55.1	35.4	45.5			23.9	32.7	43.8	33.6		33.3	$00
Corwin International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-8	1500 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7400	565	30	19.1	65.3%	143 (25.3%)	7 (1.2%)	385 (68.1%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	36.3	272^nd of 476 public middle schools	42.9%		35.9	267^th of 469 public middle schools	43.1%	5	47.1	51.5	37.2	33.1	50.0	42.1	35.3	60.6	19.4	14.0	32.7	28.4	36.4	35.2	$15,201
Pueblo Academy of Arts	Public	6-8	29 Lehigh Avenue	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7430	562	33	17.1	85.4%	140 (24.9%)	17 (3.0%)	373 (66.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	5.7	471^st of 476 public middle schools	1.1%		7.2	457^th of 469 public middle schools	2.6%	14			5.6	10.7	10.9	9.1			698.0	3.6	697.0	2.3		6.8	$16,127
D60 Online School	Public, Virtual	6-8	1801 Hollywood Dr	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 225-5097	112	5	21.8		22 (19.6%)	1 (0.9%)	84 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)			729.0	719.0	26.5	18.8			713.0	717.0	706.0	3.4		16.7	$12,831
Vineland Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 Lane 36	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 948-3336	362	22	16.4	62.7%	169 (46.7%)	2 (0.6%)	159 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)	35.4	275^th of 476 public middle schools	42.2%		29.5	319^th of 469 public middle schools	32.0%	44			31.6	39.8	41.1	37.8			16.3	20.4	34.8	24.1		29.5	$12,984
Liberty Point International School	Public	6-8	484 South Maher Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-3752	417	24	17.3	60.9%	210 (50.4%)	3 (0.7%)	178 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	23.5	342^nd of 476 public middle schools	28.2%		25.3	333^rd of 469 public middle schools	29.0%	9			32.6	34.3	26.2	31.0			21.3	12.9	19.9	18.0		18.6	$14,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Risley School Of Exploration

How many students attend Risley School Of Exploration?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Risley School Of Exploration.

What is the racial makeup of Risley School Of Exploration?

Students at Risley School Of Exploration are 75% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Risley School Of Exploration attend?

Students who attend Risley School Of Exploration usually go on to attend Central High School

Is Risley School Of Exploration a good school?

Risley School Of Exploration ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Risley School Of Exploration in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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