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W H Heaton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

W H Heaton Middle School serves 578 students in grades 6-8 in Pueblo, CO, as part of Pueblo School District No. 60. The school ranks in the 9th percentile of Colorado middle schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom tenth of schools statewide, and its ranking has declined from the 30th percentile in 2018-2019. Academic proficiency rates are well below state averages: only 21.1% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, 10.3% in math, and 12.0% in science, compared to state rates of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 35.4%, respectively.

Within District 60, Heaton outperforms three of the lowest-performing middle schools — Pueblo Academy of Arts, D60 Online School, and Risley International Academy of Innovation — but lags far behind Corwin International Magnet School, where ELA proficiency is 42.1% and math is 28.4%. Against schools in Pueblo County School District 70, Heaton trails every comparison school; The Connect Charter School, Sky View Middle School, and Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School all post significantly higher proficiency rates. The most urgent concern is math: only about 1 in 10 Heaton students is proficient, a rate that has remained in single digits or low double digits for years.

Heaton faces considerable challenges beyond academics. Nearly half of students (47.7%) were chronically absent in 2024-2025, well above the state rate of 28.4%, and 81.1% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. However, there are some strengths worth noting. The dropout rate is very low — just 0.7% in 2022-2023 — meaning students largely stay enrolled through eighth grade. The student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is favorable compared to many nearby schools, including Sky View and Corwin. Additionally, 7th graders outperform both 6th and 8th graders in ELA and math, with scores above district averages for that grade, and the school shows relatively stronger outcomes for low-income and male students compared to peer schools. These bright spots offer potential starting points for targeted improvement.

578

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,385

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Adair Road
Pueblo, CO 81001-1422

(719) 549-7420

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend W H Heaton Middle School usually attend:

High:

East High School

Feeder schools for W H Heaton Middle School:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary School
	Eva R Baca Elementary School
	Franklin School of Innovation
	Haaff Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

White:

20.8%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

436^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	12.6	436 of 476	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	416 of 469	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	402 of 485	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	396 of 480	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	329 of 448	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	324 of 369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	322 of 458	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	295 of 418	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	311 of 424	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	342 of 400	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	327 of 436	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	325 of 461	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	303 of 454	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	298 of 425	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.6	327 of 422	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	311 of 409	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.0	231 of 377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	277 of 362	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	251 of 360	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	248 of 346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.0	223 of 340	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	191 of 336	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	311 of 350	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	313 of 363	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	266 of 326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	236 of 254	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	247 of 352	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	241 of 315	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	113 of 121	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	187 of 208	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	185 of 218	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	144 of 199	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	155 of 198	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	79 of 169	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	124 of 220	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	97 of 165	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	193 of 231	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	203 of 241	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	180 of 244	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	177 of 241	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	118 of 197	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	92 of 114	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	139 of 240	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	97 of 222	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	320 of 372	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	326 of 352	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	311 of 357	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	303 of 356	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	245 of 328	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	258 of 343	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	228 of 317	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	262 of 278	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	266 of 273	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	255 of 286	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	234 of 265	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	153 of 283	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)7th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Science12%-23 vs state

Math10%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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W H Heaton Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Colorado middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of W H Heaton Middle School?

Students at W H Heaton Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of W H Heaton Middle School attend?

Students who attend W H Heaton Middle School usually go on to attend East High School

What district is W H Heaton Middle School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

How many students attend W H Heaton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended W H Heaton Middle School.

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