Pueblo Academy of Arts
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo Academy of Arts in Pueblo, Colorado enrolled 562 students in 2024-25 with 32.7 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
541 students in 2022-23, 495 students in 2023-24, 562 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.1 to 32.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 541 | 32.1 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 27.6 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 562 | 32.7 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Colorado middle schools
Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 287 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pueblo Academy of Arts enrolled 595 students and had 2.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 177 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.1, one per 287 of the 595 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions177
- Chronically absent68.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.4% of students were Hispanic, 24.9% White, 3.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic66.4%
- White24.9%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Black3.0%
- American Indian1.1%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Pueblo Academy of Arts scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 5% | 14% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Pueblo
10 public middle schools in Pueblo report 2024-25 enrollment; Pueblo Academy of Arts is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H Heaton Middle School | 578 | 15.0 | 73.5% |
| Corwin International Magnet School | 565 | 19.1 | 57.0% |
| Pueblo Academy of Arts | 562 | 17.2 | 79.7% |
| Vineland Middle School | 362 | 16.4 | 58.8% |
| Pleasant View Middle School | 348 | 18.8 | 51.1% |
| Risley International Academy of Innovation | 335 | 13.0 | 87.2% |
| Roncalli Stem Academy | 293 | 11.8 | 84.6% |
| The Connect Charter School | 252 | 16.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pueblo Academy of Arts
- D60 Online SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 112 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Corwin International Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 565 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Pueblo Academy of Arts with D60 Online SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pueblo School District 60 spends per student$13,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,501
- The largest public schools in ColoradoPueblo Academy of Arts is the number 98 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#98 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pueblo Academy of Arts
How many students attend Pueblo Academy of Arts?
562 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 541 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pueblo, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pueblo Academy of Arts?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pueblo Academy of Arts a Title I school?
Pueblo Academy of Arts ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pueblo Academy of Arts do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Pueblo Academy of Arts scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pueblo Academy of Arts in?
Pueblo School District 60, NCES district ID 0806120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080612001055 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.