Desert Sage Elementary School

Regular School · PUEBLO WEST, CO

Desert Sage Elementary School is a regular school school in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 368 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

368

Teachers (FTE)

23.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	177	48%
White	157	43%
Two or more races	21	6%
Black or African American	11	3%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	368	200M / 168F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=10%	32.2%	53
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	55.2%	125

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)

+0.26 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

106

28.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	368	100%

Contact & Location

935 SOUTH PALOMAR DRIVE

PUEBLO WEST, CO 81007

Phone: (719)647-8878

District

Pueblo County School District 70

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,301

District enrollment: 10,501

Other Schools in District

Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Beulah Elementary School Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Liberty Point Elementary School Elementary
North Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Prairie Winds Elementary School Elementary
Rye Elementary School Elementary
Sierra Vista Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81007) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080615001718

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