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Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Alternative Schools

Better than 2% of Colorado alternative schools

Summary

Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Pueblo, Colorado, serving grades K-12 with a student population of 978. The school is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60, which is ranked 105 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chavez/Huerta has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, reaching 95.0% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the district's average of 83.1% in 2022-2023. The school has also maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 2.8% in recent years, lower than the district average. However, Chavez/Huerta has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 43.0% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Chavez/Huerta's test scores, particularly in CMAS/Science, CMAS/English Language Arts, and CMAS/Math, are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in CMAS/Math for all grades are only 4.8%, compared to the district's 17.5% and the state's 35.9%. Comparing Chavez/Huerta to nearby schools, such as Pueblo Classical Academy and 70 Online, reveals that the alternative charter school is underperforming academically, despite serving a similar student population.

844

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,722

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)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Colorado avg44%

Elementary school

929^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

452^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

310^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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 ()				Ranking ()				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 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 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 West 18th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 295-1623	844	35	24.2	87.3%	114 (13.5%)	12 (1.4%)	704 (83.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	47.0	26.0	12.3	19.0	12.5	18.4	19.2	16.4	16.3	6.8	8.9	6.3	4.8	7.3	6.3	7.1	$12,722
Pueblo Youth Service Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	1406 West 17th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 253-6025	15	0		66.7%	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$4,485
Pueblo Classical Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	694 E Spalding Ave	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(719) 467-6100	173	11	15.7	49.7%	75 (43.4%)	3 (1.7%)	91 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								(n/a)
70 Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	301 Lane 28	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 295-6518	209	11	18.7	68.4%	98 (46.9%)	2 (1.0%)	96 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)								(n/a)	48.0								25.0	22.2				8.3		19.0	10.3	$14,358

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

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

Pueblo School District No. 60

Is Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy a good school?

Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Colorado alternative schools.

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.

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