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Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School

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Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School ranks 681 st of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School in Pueblo, CO, serves 425 students in grades K-7 as part of Pueblo School District No. 60, making it one of the few local schools that carries students through the middle grades. The school has a favorable 13.1:1 student-teacher ratio, better than most nearby elementary schools like Belmont Elementary School (16.1), Irving Elementary School (16.7), and Morton Elementary School (17.0). It also stands out for its attendance culture: only 26.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared to 41.6% for the district and well below many nearby schools like Bradford Elementary School (46.2%) and Franklin School of Innovation. About 69% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a lower poverty rate than most neighboring schools.

Academically, the school shows a clear split between literacy and math. ELA proficiency was 30.2% in 2025-26, above the district's 27.2% and better than several nearby schools including Bessemer Elementary School (23.3%), Park View Elementary School (22.4%), and Bradford Elementary School (18.3%). Early literacy is a particular bright spot: 40% of 3rd graders met state ELA standards, right at the state average. Math, however, is a weakness. Just 17.3% of students were proficient in math, below the district's 18.7% and far behind the state's 37.3%. Only Park View (17.2%) and Belmont (14.2%) posted lower math scores nearby.

There are a few patterns worth watching. Fourth grade shows a noticeable dip in both reading and math, and 5th grade science proficiency has declined for three straight years, from 35.5% to 24.5%. The school ranks in the 28th percentile statewide, down slightly from the 34th percentile two years ago, and results suggest the school is more effective for female, Hispanic, and low-income students than for male students. Overall, Nettie S Freed is a stable, engagement-focused school with strong attendance and literacy outcomes, but it still has significant room to grow in math and middle-grade science.

425

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,439

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 W 20th Street
Pueblo, CO 81003

(719) 549-7410

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2024

!Math scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

681^st of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2024

From bottom 34% (2024) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

354^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60

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
2026	24.6	681 of 943	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	685 of 950	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	619 of 943	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	510 of 692	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	536 of 694	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	595 of 684	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	182 of 249	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	156 of 247	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	160 of 242	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	221 of 337	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	602 of 694	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	579 of 700	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	487 of 683	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	442 of 546	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	439 of 551	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	404 of 539	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

Math17%-20 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	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 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
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
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
Haaff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Chinook Lane	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7550	284	18	16.2	70.4%	70 (24.6%)	7 (2.5%)	189 (66.5%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	45.1	467^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.5%		58.9	370^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.1%	97	33.3	43.9	55.3				43.8	35.7	31.7	44.7		37.2	34.2		$16,303
Fountain International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	925 North Glendale Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7535	276	17	16.4	54.7%	73 (26.4%)	7 (2.5%)	171 (62.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	41.5						41.5	36.9				36.9			$16,265
Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	346	26	13.5	85.5%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	248 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	34.4	578^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.7%		24.5	670^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.5%	92	34.6	32.8	57.4				40.6	30.8	23.0	34.0		28.8	27.7		$16,438
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 MacNaughton Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7500	394	24	16.1	79.7%	102 (25.9%)	10 (2.5%)	263 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	12.3	851^st of 943 public elementary schools	9.8%		15	807^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.1%	44	11.7	21.2	41.7				22.2	8.3	15.2	22.2		14.2	11.1		$14,996
Park View School Of Discovery	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 East 9th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7590	285	23	12.2	91.9%	56 (19.6%)	4 (1.4%)	219 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12.4	847^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.6	877^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.7%	30	21.8	16.7	29.8				22.4	25.5	14.8	10.4		17.2	8.3		$19,392
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 South La Crosse Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7515	252	19	13.2	89.3%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	202 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	19.4	744^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.1%					(n/a)	28.6						18.3	28.6	13.3	20.8		20.7			$20,022
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

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Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School ranks 681^st of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School.

What district is Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

What is the racial makeup of Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School?

Students at Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School are 58% Hispanic, 33% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

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