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South High School

Public Grades 9-12

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado high schools

Summary

South High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pueblo, Colorado, serving 795 students in grades 9–12 as part of Pueblo School District No. 60, which ranks in the 12th percentile statewide. The school currently sits at 308th out of 338 Colorado high schools, placing it in the 9th percentile with a 0-star rating for 2025–2026. Despite that low ranking, South posted a 93.5% graduation rate in 2024–2025—well above the district average of 88.9% and the state average of 85.6%—and has improved steadily from 81.3% in 2021–22. Dropout rates have also stayed at or below state levels.

Academically, South shows a clear strength in literacy and a serious weakness in math. Its SAT Reading/Writing proficiency of 36% in 2025–26 tops East High School (31%) and Centennial High School (30%), though it trails Central High School (41%) and the Pueblo County School District 70 schools, Pueblo County High School (54%) and Pueblo West High School (61%). In math, only about 10% of South students are proficient on the SAT—comparable to Centennial, better than East (5%), but far behind Central (13%), Pueblo County (25%), and Pueblo West (26%). Science proficiency is also low at 9.4%. Notably, South's student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1 is lower than most nearby high schools, yet smaller classes have not translated into higher achievement.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 47% of South students missed enough school in 2024–25 to be considered chronically absent, far above the state rate of 28.4% and better only than East (54.5%) and Central (51.2%) locally. Academic performance across all student subgroups lands in the bottom 16th percentile statewide, and with 73.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school faces significant economic headwinds. South's core challenge is clear: convert its improving graduation pipeline into stronger academic mastery—especially in math and science—while tackling the absenteeism that affects nearly half of its students. Without progress on those fronts, its low statewide ranking is likely to persist.

795

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,731

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Hollywood Drive
Pueblo, CO 81005-2511

(719) 549-7255

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

25.3%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Colorado avg48%

310^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	10.8	310 of 340	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	264 of 349	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	181 of 221	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	178 of 210	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	259 of 388	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.5	207 of 256	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	196 of 255	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	179 of 292	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	237 of 334	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	224 of 337	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	186 of 327	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	197 of 310	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	202 of 301	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	186 of 298	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.0	140 of 286	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.6	159 of 280	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.3	150 of 279	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	219 of 246	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	196 of 247	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	219 of 257	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	204 of 254	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	185 of 257	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	194 of 239	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	113 of 135	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	86 of 118	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	172 of 198	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	141 of 187	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	128 of 198	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	126 of 205	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	122 of 181	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	169 of 211	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	135 of 200	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	149 of 188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	225 of 244	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	219 of 246	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	198 of 256	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	185 of 253	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	180 of 240	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	215 of 221	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	201 of 209	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	210 of 234	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	191 of 225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)16th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing44%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

Science9%-15 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/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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South High School

What district is South High School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

Is South High School a good school?

South High School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Colorado high schools.

What schools feed into South High School?

South High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beulah Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Goodnight Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary : South Park Elementary School
Elementary : Sunset Park Elementary School
Middle : Pueblo Academy of Arts

How many students attend South High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended South High School.

What is the racial makeup of South High School?

Students at South High School are 68% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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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

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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