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W H Heaton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

W H Heaton Middle School is a public middle school located in Pueblo, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 617 students. The school is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60, which is ranked 105 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, W H Heaton Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

W H Heaton Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Pueblo School District and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.1% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% statewide. In CMAS/Math, only 11.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 35.9% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, and it has relatively high dropout rates and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Pueblo School District and Pueblo County School District 70, W H Heaton Middle School consistently underperforms. For example, Corwin International Magnet School and The Connect Charter School, both within the Pueblo County School District 70, significantly outperform W H Heaton Middle School in academic achievement and other key metrics.

578

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,732

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 — 25th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

416^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60

105^th of 115Pueblo 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2024)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)						CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	14.1	416^th of 469 public middle schools	11.3%		15.9	402^nd of 485 public middle schools	17.1%	14			18.2	34.3	21.2	24.1			10.1	10.8	14.0	11.7		13.1	$13,732
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%)	39.8	244^th of 469 public middle schools	48.0%		38.9	260^th of 485 public middle schools	46.4%	16			34.0	46.9	45.2	41.8					28.6	19.9		26.2	$00
Risley International Academy of Innovation	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%)	6.5	461^st of 469 public middle schools	1.7%		7.3	471^st of 485 public middle schools	2.9%	10			16.8	15.3	10.3	14.0			4.2	5.1	2.9	4.0		5.8	$18,476
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%)	78.3	86^th of 469 public middle schools	81.7%		88.9	43^rd of 485 public middle schools	91.1%	43			59.6	80.0	75.6	71.2			34.8	54.7	57.6	48.6		41.9	$8,876
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%)	35.8	271^st of 469 public middle schools	42.2%		33.7	288^th of 485 public middle schools	40.6%	17			27.0	47.7	40.4	38.1			14.5	30.8	34.1	26.0		25.3	$13,954
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%)	35.9	267^th of 469 public middle schools	43.1%		47.4	226^th of 485 public middle schools	53.4%	41	53.8	56.8	34.1	61.7	43.1	48.4	56.9	59.3	16.7	26.9	13.2	30.1	37.0	25.4	$13,526
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%)	7.2	457^th of 469 public middle schools	2.6%		7.2	472^nd of 485 public middle schools	2.7%	15			13.7	11.6	14.0	13.1			11.3	3.3	4.1	6.4		6.6	$15,013
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)				21.6		16.1						3.4		16.3	$14,479
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%)	25.3	333^rd of 469 public middle schools	29.0%		26.1	337^th of 485 public middle schools	30.5%	4			29.2	30.0	38.8	31.9			15.3	11.3	23.5	15.8		36.2	$14,390
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%)	29.5	319^th of 469 public middle schools	32.0%		28.4	321^st of 485 public middle schools	33.8%	2			28.8	44.1	38.9	37.2			13.6	19.5	28.4	19.9		23.2	$17,015

Frequently Asked Questions about W H Heaton Middle School

How many students attend W H Heaton Middle School?

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

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

Is W H Heaton Middle School a good school?

W H Heaton Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.3% 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 district is W H Heaton Middle School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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