Bessemer Elementary School
1125 East Routt Ave
Pueblo CO, 81004, Pueblo County
Phone: 719-549-7505
Ranking: (986 out of 1,246, bottom 21%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Pueblo City School District 60
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 452 | 465 | 439 | 431 | 421 | 402 | 473 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.2% | 28 | 6.0% | 24 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.6% | 30 | 7.1% | 32 | 8.0% | 31 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten: | 62 | 13.7% | 42 | 9.0% | 60 | 13.7% | 61 | 14.2% | 47 | 11.2% | 45 | 11.2% | 53 | 11.2% |
Grade 1: | 45 | 10.0% | 62 | 13.3% | 60 | 13.7% | 55 | 12.8% | 46 | 10.9% | 59 | 14.7% | 66 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 14.4% | 69 | 14.8% | 58 | 13.2% | 50 | 11.6% | 63 | 15.0% | 64 | 15.9% | 61 | 12.9% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 11.7% | 50 | 10.8% | 43 | 9.8% | 62 | 14.4% | 57 | 13.5% | 57 | 14.2% | 69 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 9.1% | 48 | 10.3% | 61 | 13.9% | 56 | 13.0% | 46 | 10.9% | 48 | 11.9% | 51 | 10.8% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 11.5% | 57 | 12.3% | 62 | 14.1% | 44 | 10.2% | 49 | 11.6% | 44 | 10.9% | 47 | 9.9% |
Grade 6: | 47 | 10.4% | 51 | 11.0% | 26 | 5.9% | 29 | 6.7% | 29 | 6.9% | 18 | 4.5% | 43 | 9.1% |
Grade 7: | 30 | 6.6% | 29 | 6.2% | 24 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.6% | 25 | 5.9% | 18 | 4.5% | 27 | 5.7% |
Grade 8: | 29 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.2% | 21 | 4.8% | 26 | 6.0% | 29 | 6.9% | 17 | 4.2% | 25 | 5.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 226 | 50.0% | 221 | 47.5% | 211 | 48.1% | 216 | 50.1% | 196 | 46.6% | 193 | 48.0% | 229 | 48.4% |
Female: | 226 | 50.0% | 244 | 52.5% | 228 | 51.9% | 215 | 49.9% | 217 | 51.5% | 201 | 50.0% | 240 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 360 | 79.6% | 374 | 80.4% | 368 | 83.8% | 341 | 79.1% | 330 | 78.4% | 322 | 80.1% | 378 | 79.9% |
Black: | 17 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 18 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.7% | 21 | 4.4% |
White: | 65 | 14.4% | 72 | 15.5% | 56 | 12.8% | 66 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.7% | 56 | 13.9% | 61 | 12.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 88.3% | 390 | 83.9% | 358 | 81.5% | 361 | 83.8% | 320 | 76.0% | 312 | 77.6% | 376 | 79.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.7% | 26 | 5.6% | 29 | 6.6% | 15 | 3.5% | 49 | 11.6% | 51 | 12.7% | 43 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.79 | 15.00 | 13.38 | 14.98 | 15.85 | 12.20 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 81 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 76 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 73 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 76 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 75 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 72 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 65 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 84 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 78 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 80 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 76 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 78 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 72 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 76 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 59 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 61 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 52 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 56 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 48 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 54 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 48 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 48 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 77 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 76 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 77 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 76 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 68 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 67 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 67 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 69 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 73 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 67 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 66 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 67 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 65 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 63 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 55 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 59 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 52 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 49 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 49 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 51 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 45 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 50 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 63 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 68 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 70 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 69 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 60 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 55 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 59 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 58 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 69 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 69 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 73 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 69 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 68 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 66 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 66 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 62 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 30 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 38 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 31 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 32 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 33 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 32 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 53 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 56 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 64 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 59 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 59 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 53 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 53 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 53 | 61 |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 48 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 54 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 49 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 46 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 48 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 46 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 43 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 47 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 63 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 60 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 64 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 63 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 62 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 63 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 63 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 59 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 48 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 52 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 51 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 51 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 50 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 49 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 45 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 49 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 39 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 33 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 32 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 35 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 28 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 36 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 24 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 4 | 30 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 55 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 52 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 55 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 53 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 53 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 59 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 59 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 53 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 46 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 46 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 47 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 48 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 47 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 54 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 44 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 46 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 34 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 36 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 25 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 28 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 25 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 32 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 29 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 27 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 55 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 55 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 54 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 52 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 54 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 57 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 60 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 52 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 37 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 39 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 36 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 35 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 24 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 34 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 33 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 30 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 40 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 44 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 38 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 39 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 40 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 44 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 47 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 41 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40.0 | 70.4 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55.8 | 67.8 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57.8 | 77.5 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65.4 | 74.5 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 24.4 | 52.1 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 25.0 | 46.9 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 35.2 | 66.8 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28.8 | 61.8 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 65.2 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44.2 | 63.6 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33.3 | 43.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28.8 | 47.2 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 22.9 | 54.9 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28.6 | 55.5 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36.1 | 65.0 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50.0 | 66.5 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 14.7 | 33.1 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 12.5 | 31.8 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 29.5 | 51.5 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28.6 | 49.3 | 57.2 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 26.9 | 38.6 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 22.4 | 47.3 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 50.0 | 60.9 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 38.8 | 66.5 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 34.6 | 39.1 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 24.5 | 47.0 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 16.7 | 28.7 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 18.5 | 31.9 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 37.5 | 57.8 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 37.0 | 55.6 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 41.7 | 49.1 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 37.0 | 48.0 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 9.0 | 26.9 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 14.8 | 28.5 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 58.7 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 29.6 | 56.5 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 13.6 | 26.8 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 14.8 | 33.3 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 27.3 | 42.8 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 29.6 | 43.2 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.5% | 32.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 64.5% | 64.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 22.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 77.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,387.0 | $45,690.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,883.0 | $36,316.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,215.0 | $48,424.0 |
* Bessemer Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.