B+
Pueblo County School District 70
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Boone and Rye, and parts of Pueblo.
Students
10,386
Schools
26
Spent per student
$12,204
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$116.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pueblo County School District 70
- School Grade B+: better than 73% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the CO average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $116.5M, about $11,218 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avondale.
PK–5Avondale Elementary SchoolThis district
6–86 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency24%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,204 per student · 23% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 55%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,216’20
10,232’21
10,321’22
10,467’23
10,386’24
About steady.
Students
White 51%Hispanic 42%Two or more races 6%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Swallows Charter Academy
B−677 students26:1
Prairie Winds Elementary School
C+477 students17:1
Cedar Ridge Elementary School
B+458 students18:1
Liberty Point Elementary School
C451 students16:1
Sierra Vista Elementary School
B−443 students18:1
North Mesa Elementary School
B400 students17:1
Desert Sage Elementary School
C−368 students16:1
South Mesa Elementary School
C+323 students16:1
Rye Elementary School
C+319 students19:1
Vineland Elementary School
C+312 students16:1
Villa Bella Expeditionary School
B+298 students20:1
Avondale Elementary School
C−156 students14:1
Beulah Elementary School
C+88 students12:1
Sky View Middle School
B−565 students18:1
Liberty Point International School
D417 students17:1
Vineland Middle School
C−362 students16:1
Pleasant View Middle School
B348 students19:1
The Connect Charter School
A+252 students17:1
Craver Middle School
B158 students19:1
Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School
141 students25:1
Beulah Middle School
B+48 students14:1
Pueblo West High School
B1,540 students21:1
Pueblo County High School
B1,148 students20:1
Rye High School
B+250 students16:1
Swallows Charter Academy High School
B+178 students27:1
70 Online
D209 students19:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.