Villa Bella Expeditionary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Pueblo, Colorado
Villa Bella Expeditionary School in Pueblo, Colorado enrolled 298 students in 2024-25 with 15.1 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
300 students in 2022-23, 297 students in 2023-24, 298 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.3 to 15.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 300 | 16.3 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 14.8 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | 298 | 15.1 | 19.8 |
19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Villa Bella Expeditionary School enrolled 300 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.7% of students were Hispanic, 46.0% White, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.7%
- White46.0%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Villa Bella Expeditionary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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 | 25‑29% | 25% (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.
Elementary schools in Pueblo
24 public elementary schools in Pueblo report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight Elementary School | 534 | 16.2 | 59.7% |
| Pueblo Charter School for the Arts & Sciences | 444 | 15.8 | 79.5% |
| Sunset Park Elementary School | 425 | 17.5 | 71.3% |
| North Mesa Elementary School | 400 | 17.0 | 46.8% |
| Belmont Elementary School | 394 | 16.1 | 71.6% |
| Morton Elementary School | 374 | 17.0 | 72.2% |
| Columbian Elementary School | 371 | 15.2 | 81.1% |
| Franklin School of Innovation | 346 | 13.6 | 75.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Villa Bella Expeditionary School
- Belmont Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 394 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Franklin School of InnovationThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 346 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Villa Bella Expeditionary School with Belmont Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pueblo County School District 70 spends per student$11,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,559
- The largest public schools in ColoradoVilla Bella Expeditionary School is the number 713 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#713 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.19.8:1
- 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 Villa Bella Expeditionary School
How many students attend Villa Bella Expeditionary School?
298 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 300 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pueblo, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Villa Bella Expeditionary School?
19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Villa Bella Expeditionary School a Title I school?
Villa Bella Expeditionary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Villa Bella Expeditionary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Villa Bella Expeditionary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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 Villa Bella Expeditionary School in?
Pueblo County School District 70, NCES district ID 0806150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080615006773 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.