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North Mesa Elementary School

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North Mesa Elementary School ranks 429 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

North Mesa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pueblo, Colorado, serving 415 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Pueblo County School District 70.

North Mesa Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS assessments, with 47.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 42.4% in Math, and 31% in Science. The school's Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students perform particularly well, ranking 16th and 123rd, respectively, among Colorado elementary schools in those subgroups. However, the school's White student population performs relatively lower, ranking 400th out of 551 Colorado elementary schools in that subgroup. Despite these strong academic achievements, North Mesa Elementary has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 22.1% to 30.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Pueblo County School District 70, North Mesa Elementary generally outperforms its peers, such as Vineland Elementary School and South Mesa Elementary School. However, the nearby public charter school, Villa Bella Expeditionary School, also performs well, with some metrics on par with or exceeding North Mesa Elementary. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, coupled with its strong academic performance, suggests North Mesa Elementary is effectively serving its economically disadvantaged population.

400

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,947

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28881 Gale Road
Pueblo, CO 81006-9618

(719) 948-3303

District: Pueblo County School District 70

Students who attend North Mesa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant View Middle School
High:	Pueblo County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

47.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

429^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Pueblo County School District 70

56^th of 115Pueblo County School District 70 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	52.6	429 of 950	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	448 of 943	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	392 of 933	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	395 of 921	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	399 of 710	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	534 of 965	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	408 of 917	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	445 of 929	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	432 of 914	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.0	492 of 938	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.9	463 of 962	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.4	443 of 954	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	268 of 935	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	368 of 935	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	436 of 925	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	302 of 872	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	214 of 849	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	165 of 852	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	277 of 829	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.1	403 of 823	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.2	355 of 808	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	381 of 694	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	350 of 684	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	358 of 642	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	297 of 595	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	273 of 351	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	399 of 758	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	344 of 690	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	82.2	16 of 172	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	123 of 337	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	183 of 365	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	105 of 265	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	43 of 203	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	176 of 332	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	169 of 308	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	356 of 700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	414 of 683	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	326 of 649	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	331 of 594	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	267 of 352	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	543 of 764	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	405 of 693	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	400 of 551	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	389 of 539	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	377 of 525	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	321 of 454	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	245 of 288	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	450 of 596	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)91st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+3 vs state

Math42%+6 vs state

Science31%-8 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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
North Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28881 Gale Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 948-3303	400	24	16.9	51.5%	200 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	52.6	429^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.8%		50	448^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.5%	19	50.0	37.1	55.6			47.9	51.7	34.4	41.7		42.4	31.0		$11,947
South Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23701 East Preston Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 543-6444	323	20	15.9	65.3%	111 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	43.3	507^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.6%		31.5	598^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.6%	91	68.2	33.3	46.5			48.6	56.8	21.6	20.9		32.6	20.9		$12,716
Vineland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35777 Iris Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 948-3331	312	19	16.2	58.3%	168 (53.8%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	36.8	560^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.1%		35.7	557^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.9%	3	28.8	45.3	41.7			38.6	13.5	28.3	39.6		26.8	39.6		$12,045
Eva R Baca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 East 17th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7530	250	18	14.1	91.2%	33 (13.2%)	6 (2.4%)	203 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	14.6	814^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.3	748^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.7%	66	15.4	18.9	37.1			23.4	15.8	18.9	14.3		16.4	17.1		$15,758
Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	1331 Santa Rosa Street	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 404-2680	221	15	15.2	74.2%	58 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.3	690^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.6	668^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.2%	22	20.8		36.0	21.4	22.2	19.1			24.0	16.7	9.8	28.0	11.4	$9,056
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%)								(n/a)			20.8			11.4					5.6	12.5		$17,216
Park View Elementary School	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%)	10.6	877^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.3	801^st of 943 public elementary schools	15.1%	76	9.6	12.2	15.7			12.5	22.6	26.2	11.8		19.9	5.9		$14,667
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%)	24.5	670^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.5%		25.1	675^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.4%	5	15.9	35.4	51.8			33.5	9.5	31.3	18.2		18.7	20.4		$15,408
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)	46.6					46.6	43.1				43.1			$15,047
Villa Bella Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2390 Rawlings Blvd	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 621-1763	298	15	19.7	33.2%	137 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (47.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	37.3	552^nd of 950 public elementary schools	41.9%		36.3	551^st of 943 public elementary schools	41.6%	1	38.0	35.4	40.8			38.1	54.0	16.7	22.4		31.3	32.7		$9,963

Frequently Asked Questions about North Mesa Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of North Mesa Elementary School?

Students at North Mesa Elementary School are 50% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is North Mesa Elementary School in?

Pueblo County School District 70

Is North Mesa Elementary School a good school?

North Mesa Elementary School ranks 429^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Mesa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Mesa Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasant View Middle School
High : Pueblo County High School

How many students attend North Mesa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended North Mesa Elementary School.

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