Pueblo County School District 70 Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ The Connect Charter School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. B Villa Bella Expeditionary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. B- Cedar Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. C+ Beulah Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. C+ Pueblo County High School (High school, meets expectations)
6. C North Mesa Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. C Swallows Charter Academy High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. C Pleasant View Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
9. C Rye High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
10. C Sierra Vista Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (4)

• C+ Pueblo County High School, Pueblo
• C Pueblo West High School, Pueblo West
• C Rye High School, Rye
• C Swallows Charter Academy High School, Pueblo West

Middle and junior high schools (5)

• C+ Beulah Middle School, Beulah
• C- Craver Middle School, Colorado City
• C Pleasant View Middle School, Pueblo
• C- Sky View Middle School, Pueblo West
• D- Vineland Middle School, Pueblo

Elementary and primary schools (11)

• D- Avondale Elementary School, Avondale
• D+ Beulah Elementary School, Beulah
• B- Cedar Ridge Elementary School, Pueblo West
• D Desert Sage Elementary School, Pueblo West
• D Liberty Point Elementary School, Pueblo West
• C North Mesa Elementary School, Pueblo
• D+ Prairie Winds Elementary School, Pueblo West
• D+ Rye Elementary School, Rye
• C Sierra Vista Elementary School, Pueblo West
• D+ South Mesa Elementary School, Pueblo
• C- Vineland Elementary School, Pueblo

Other schools and academies (5)

• 70 Online, Pueblo
• F Liberty Point International School, Pueblo West
• D+ Swallows Charter Academy, Pueblo West
• A+ The Connect Charter School, Pueblo
• B Villa Bella Expeditionary School, Pueblo

Cities and towns served (6)

• Pueblo West (10)
• Pueblo (9)
• Beulah (2)
• Rye (2)
• Avondale (1)
• Colorado City (1)

• State: Best schools in Colorado
• County: Pueblo County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 10,644 students with 582 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,219 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0806150
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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