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Pueblo Academy of Arts

Q: Is Pueblo Academy of Arts a good school?

Pueblo Academy of Arts ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Pueblo Academy of Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Pueblo Academy of Arts.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pueblo Academy of Arts?

Students at Pueblo Academy of Arts are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Pueblo Academy of Arts attend?

Students who attend Pueblo Academy of Arts usually go on to attend South High School

Public Grades 6-8

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Pueblo Academy of Arts is a middle school in Pueblo School District No. 60 in Pueblo, CO, serving 562 students in grades 6 through 8, with 85.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The surrounding district itself is low-performing relative to the state, ranking in the bottom 12% of Colorado districts.

Academically, Pueblo Academy of Arts is one of the lowest-performing middle schools in Colorado, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide. Only 9.1% of students are proficient in English language arts and just 2.3% in math — far below district averages (27.2% ELA, 18.7% math) and state averages (44.7% ELA, 37.3% math). Nearby schools show dramatically better results. Corwin International Magnet School, just 1.6 miles away, posts 42.1% ELA and 28.4% math proficiency, while The Connect Charter School, 3.6 miles away, reaches 66.5% ELA and 47.6% math proficiency. Even schools serving similar or higher poverty populations, like Risley International Academy of Innovation and W H Heaton Middle School, outperform Pueblo Academy of Arts in both reading and math.

Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 54.3% of students chronically absent in 2024–2025 — nearly double the state rate of 28.4%. The school has shown no meaningful improvement over the past decade, and its most recent test scores represent some of its worst performance yet. While poverty is an important context, nearby schools with comparable poverty rates show that stronger outcomes are possible. For parents considering this school, the most pressing concerns are very low academic proficiency, extremely high absenteeism, and a persistent lack of academic progress. The most urgent priorities should be improving attendance and strengthening math and literacy instruction.

562

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,127

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Lehigh Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81005-1961

(719) 549-7430

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend Pueblo Academy of Arts usually attend:

High:

South High School

Feeder schools for Pueblo Academy of Arts:

Elementary:	Goodnight Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	Sunset Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

White:

24.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

471^st of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	5.7	471 of 476	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	457 of 469	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	472 of 485	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	472 of 480	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	446 of 448	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	361 of 369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	399 of 458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	382 of 418	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	393 of 424	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	344 of 400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	379 of 436	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	415 of 461	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	405 of 454	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	395 of 425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	401 of 422	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	387 of 409	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	349 of 377	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	315 of 362	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	300 of 360	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	284 of 346	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.1	226 of 336	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	367 of 368	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	347 of 350	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	357 of 363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	326 of 326	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	323 of 352	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	297 of 315	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	207 of 208	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	169 of 169	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	190 of 220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	141 of 165	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	235 of 241	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	234 of 241	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	210 of 240	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	172 of 222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	371 of 372	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	342 of 352	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	344 of 357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	353 of 356	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	321 of 328	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	298 of 343	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	297 of 317	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)2nd percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts9%-36 vs state

Science7%-29 vs state

Math2%-35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	1047 Camino De Bravo	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-1175	565	31	18.0	45.1%	286 (50.6%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (41.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	52.2	188^th of 476 public middle schools	60.5%		50.1	201^st of 469 public middle schools	57.1%	13			40.2	36.6	55.0	43.9			25.8	30.7	47.9	34.3		43.8	$12,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Pueblo Academy of Arts

What is the racial makeup of Pueblo Academy of Arts?

Students at Pueblo Academy of Arts are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Pueblo Academy of Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Pueblo Academy of Arts.

What high school do graduates of Pueblo Academy of Arts attend?

Students who attend Pueblo Academy of Arts usually go on to attend South High School

Is Pueblo Academy of Arts a good school?

Pueblo Academy of Arts ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Pueblo Academy of Arts in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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