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Sierra Vista Elementary School

Q: Is Sierra Vista Elementary School a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary School ranks 416 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pueblo West, Colorado, serving 435 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Pueblo County School District 70. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessments, with 52.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 34.8% in Math, compared to 42.9% and 28.9% for the district, respectively.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.56% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Sierra Vista Elementary ranks 63 out of 337 Colorado elementary schools for this subgroup, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 17 students per teacher, compared to the district's average of 18.3.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Pueblo West area, Sierra Vista Elementary stands out as a high-performing option, with significantly higher CMAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math than nearby schools like Prairie Winds Elementary, Desert Sage Elementary, and Cedar Ridge Elementary. However, the school may need to address the gender performance gap and high chronic absenteeism rates to continue improving student outcomes.

443

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,392

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Spaulding
Pueblo West, CO 81007-1848

(719) 547-2878

District: Pueblo County School District 70

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sky View Middle School
High:	Pueblo West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

45.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pueblo County School District 70

✓Above the Colorado median (56th 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%

416^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	53.7	416 of 950	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	439 of 943	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	530 of 933	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	482 of 921	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	364 of 710	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	509 of 965	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	445 of 917	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	533 of 929	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	567 of 914	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	627 of 938	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	416 of 962	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	284 of 954	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	337 of 935	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	299 of 935	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	432 of 925	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	488 of 872	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.4	319 of 849	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	358 of 852	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	280 of 829	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	309 of 823	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.2	229 of 808	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	299 of 694	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	349 of 684	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	459 of 642	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	400 of 595	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	488 of 758	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	474 of 690	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	63 of 337	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	117 of 365	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	184 of 265	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.2	40 of 203	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	31 of 75	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	96 of 332	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	87 of 308	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	413 of 700	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	400 of 683	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	410 of 649	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	359 of 594	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	395 of 764	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	316 of 693	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	375 of 551	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	319 of 539	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	453 of 525	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	212 of 288	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	443 of 596	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	236 of 337	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+7 vs state

Science43%+4 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sierra Vista Elementary School

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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 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	Total
Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	443	25	17.5	48.3%	208 (47.0%)	4 (0.9%)	202 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	53.7	416^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.9	439^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.4%	23	58.0	44.4	55.3				52.2	34.0	22.2	45.9				34.8	42.9		$11,392
Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	677	26	25.8	35.2%	374 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	239 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	39.3	533^rd of 950 public elementary schools	43.9%		49.1	458^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.4%	75	37.0	62.2	43.1	40.0	50.0	30.6	43.8	26.0	47.3	20.8	6.7	26.4	16.7	24.0	29.2	30.6	$7,743
Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 South Palomar Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-8878	368	23	15.8	60.1%	157 (42.7%)	11 (3.0%)	177 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	28.8	626^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.1%		30.1	614^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.9%	12	37.9	35.2	32.9				35.3	32.3	36.4	18.6				28.4	15.7		$12,119
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1266 West Oro Grande Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8268	458	25	18.3	39.5%	271 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	62.8	335^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.7%		60.5	362^nd of 943 public elementary schools	61.6%	27	58.5	40.5	56.0				51.4	50.8	43.2	46.7				46.7	44.0		$11,270
Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 East Hahns Peak Avenue	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2191	451	29	15.5	65.2%	183 (40.6%)	11 (2.4%)	218 (48.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	22.5	701^st of 950 public elementary schools	26.2%		33.6	574^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.1%	127	32.3	22.1	33.3				28.8	33.9	8.8	18.5				20.1	29.6		$11,651
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	597 E Earl Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-9732	477	29	16.6	51.6%	248 (52.0%)	8 (1.7%)	175 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.6%)	37.9	546^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.5%		30.1	613^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.0%	67	44.8	30.4	42.7				39.3	34.3	23.2	38.2				32.1	31.6		$11,665
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%)	39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.9	486^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.5%	45	32.3	21.5	46.4	46.9	56.0	44.0	40.1	33.9	16.4	40.7	45.8	37.5	31.3	33.6	37.5	28.0	$13,819
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81008	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%)	21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%		13.7	825^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.5%	113	33.3	20.4	12.2				21.9	35.4						16.4			$13,582
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%)	29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%		18.4	763^rd of 943 public elementary schools	19.1%	144	21.3	40.0	39.4				31.8	25.0	34.4	36.4				31.0	18.2		$16,717
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%)	31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%		26.2	658^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.2%	56	31.7	42.1	35.1				36.2	32.8	29.3	19.3				27.3	28.1		$13,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary School

Is Sierra Vista Elementary School a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary School ranks 416^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary School?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary School are 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sky View Middle School
High : Pueblo West High School

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary School.

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary School in?

Pueblo County School District 70

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