Bessemer Elementary School

Regular School · PUEBLO, CO

Bessemer Elementary School is a regular school school in PUEBLO, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 248 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

248

Teachers (FTE)

16.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	166	67%
White	59	24%
Black or African American	10	4%
Two or more races	8	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	248	143M / 105F

English Language Learners: 8 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<50%	32.2%	15
Reading Proficiency	20-29%	55.2%	38

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.63 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

122

49.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	248	100%

Contact & Location

1125 E ROUTT AVENUE

PUEBLO, CO 81004

Phone: (719)549-7505

District

Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,925

District enrollment: 15,025

Other Schools in District

Belmont Elementary School Elementary
Beulah Heights Elementary School Elementary
Bradford Elementary School Elementary
Columbian Elementary School Elementary
Eva R Baca Elementary School Elementary
Fountain International Magnet School Elementary
Franklin School of Innovation Elementary
Goodnight Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81004) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080612001031

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD