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Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-12

Summary

Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is an alternative public school in Pueblo School District No. 60 serving 844 students in grades K–12, where nearly 9 in 10 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's most remarkable strength is its graduation record: for four consecutive years, it has beaten the state graduation rate by 5 to 11 points, reaching 95.0% in 2023–2024 compared to 84.2% statewide. Its dropout rate of just 0.6% is dramatically lower than the district's 2.6% and the state's 1.9%. This suggests the school is highly effective at keeping students enrolled and on track to earn a diploma, even while serving a very high-poverty population.

The academic picture is far more challenging. On 2024–2025 CMAS tests, only 16.3% of students met state English Language Arts standards, compared to 26.2% for the district and 44.8% statewide. Math proficiency is a crisis-level concern: just 4.8% of students met state math standards—fewer than 1 in 20—versus 17.5% for the district and 35.9% statewide. The school does show one bright spot: 47% of 9th graders were proficient on the PSAT9 Reading/Writing section, above the district average of 44%. However, that figure drops to just 25% by 10th grade and 26% on the 11th-grade SAT, suggesting students may disengage academically as they move through high school.

Compared to nearby alternatives, Chavez/Huerta is the largest and serves a much more disadvantaged population. It outperforms 70 Online on graduation (85.4% vs. 67.5%) and dropout (0.6% vs. 4.3%), though 70 Online posts higher test scores. Pueblo Classical Academy has a similar graduation rate, but Chavez/Huerta's dropout rate is dramatically lower (0.6% vs. 7.9%). The school's biggest concern is chronic absenteeism, which rose from 35% to 43% in the latest year—15 points above the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 24.2, the school has fewer adults per student than nearby alternatives, adding pressure to an already stretched system.

844

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,618

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 West 18th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003-1152

(719) 295-1623

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

13.5%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2022 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Colorado)

!Reading and Writing scores 36 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Colorado avg44%

Not ranked this year

Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

101^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	929 of 950	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	924 of 943	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	910 of 933	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	898 of 921	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	960 of 965	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	909 of 917	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	920 of 929	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	862 of 914	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	892 of 938	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	677 of 962	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	547 of 954	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	642 of 935	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	647 of 935	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.0	637 of 925	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	434 of 872	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	423 of 849	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.9	205 of 852	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	64 of 829	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	92.6	15 of 823	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	42 of 808	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	674 of 684	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	593 of 595	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	757 of 758	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	690 of 690	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	237 of 242	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	8.7	330 of 332	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	675 of 683	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	527 of 594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	747 of 764	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	693 of 693	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	452 of 469	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	466 of 485	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	456 of 480	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	423 of 448	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	450 of 458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	400 of 418	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	420 of 424	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	367 of 400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	384 of 436	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.1	302 of 461	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	345 of 454	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	334 of 425	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	272 of 422	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	260 of 409	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.2	119 of 377	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.0	147 of 362	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	91 of 360	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	62 of 346	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.5	46 of 340	86.5%	★★★★☆
2004	92.1	14 of 336	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	337 of 350	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	333 of 363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	319 of 326	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	352 of 352	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	201 of 218	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	170 of 198	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	348 of 357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	335 of 356	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	331 of 343	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	281 of 411	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	234 of 388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.7	211 of 292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.3	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.2	177 of 349	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	232 of 247	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	238 of 257	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	223 of 254	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	237 of 257	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	180 of 198	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	184 of 205	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	231 of 256	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	220 of 253	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)3rd percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)14th percentile

Hispanic (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing26%-36 vs state

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

Science7%-28 vs state

Math5%-31 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	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	326	20	16.7	85.0%	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	234 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	22.7	699^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.9%		29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%	80							14.3	20.6	45.5				24.6	19.0	20.6	36.4				24.0	34.1			$16,973
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7585	374	22	17.0	77.5%	109 (29.1%)	18 (4.8%)	235 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	14.5	818^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.3%		21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%	106							21.6	23.1	26.2				23.4	23.5	21.6	12.2				19.6				$15,623
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	306^th of 338 public high schools	9.5%		12.2	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%	9	38.0	12.0	51.0	20.0	30.0	10.0																	12.7	$16,736
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	Public	K-8	715 W 20th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 549-7410	425	32	13.1	69.2%	139 (32.7%)	9 (2.1%)	247 (58.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	24.6	681^st of 943 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.6	685^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.9%	4							40.0	21.1	36.0	30.5	28.6	28.3	30.2	35.0	21.4	20.0	16.9			17.3	24.5	13.3		$16,439
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brown Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7575	250	16	15.3	83.6%	63 (25.2%)	4 (1.6%)	173 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	37.2	550^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.7%		24.9	665^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.0%	115							37.5	52.0	38.5				42.2	31.3	48.0	19.2				32.5	19.2			$16,771
Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	534	33	16.1	65.2%	165 (30.9%)	13 (2.4%)	330 (61.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	36.8	556^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%	25							36.4	21.0	45.7	49.1	45.5	46.0	40.3	30.9	24.2	28.6	47.2	30.9	34.7	32.3	24.3	42.0		$15,182
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	329^th of 338 public high schools	2.7%		6.5	317^th of 328 public high schools	3.4%	12	32.0	4.0	38.0	4.0	23.0	1.0																	8.7	$10,274
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	284^th of 338 public high schools	16.0%		18.2	273^rd of 328 public high schools	16.8%	11	50.0	17.0	50.0	18.0	41.0	13.0																	11.1	$14,278
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%)	77.7	98^th of 469 public middle schools	79.1%		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
Sunset Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 University Circle	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7610	425	24	17.5	75.8%	138 (32.5%)	8 (1.9%)	261 (61.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	39.1	522^nd of 943 public elementary schools	44.6%		31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%	80							30.0	42.9	53.7				40.5	30.0	26.8	30.9				29.3	45.5			$13,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy?

Students at Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy are 83% Hispanic, 14% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 844 students attended Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy.

What district is Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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