South Mesa Elementary School
23701 East Preston Rd
Pueblo CO, 81006, Pueblo County
Phone: 719-543-6444
Ranking:
(370 out of 1,246, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pueblo County School District 70
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: | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 400 | 339 | 337 | 338 | 322 | 305 | 284 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 7.3% | 30 | 8.8% | 26 | 7.7% | 28 | 8.3% | 29 | 9.0% | 27 | 8.9% | 23 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 16.3% | 39 | 11.5% | 38 | 11.3% | 45 | 13.3% | 43 | 13.4% | 49 | 16.1% | 35 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 13.0% | 40 | 11.8% | 54 | 16.0% | 49 | 14.5% | 54 | 16.8% | 47 | 15.4% | 44 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 13.3% | 54 | 15.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 56 | 16.6% | 51 | 15.8% | 45 | 14.8% | 50 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 17.8% | 59 | 17.4% | 59 | 17.5% | 50 | 14.8% | 50 | 15.5% | 50 | 16.4% | 43 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 14.8% | 63 | 18.6% | 54 | 16.0% | 55 | 16.3% | 54 | 16.8% | 45 | 14.8% | 42 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 17.8% | 54 | 15.9% | 54 | 16.0% | 55 | 16.3% | 41 | 12.7% | 42 | 13.8% | 47 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 206 | 51.5% | 176 | 51.9% | 171 | 50.7% | 176 | 52.1% | 160 | 49.7% | 148 | 48.5% | 129 | 45.4% |
Female: | 194 | 48.5% | 163 | 48.1% | 166 | 49.3% | 162 | 47.9% | 154 | 47.8% | 149 | 48.9% | 151 | 53.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 203 | 50.8% | 158 | 46.6% | 160 | 47.5% | 144 | 42.6% | 129 | 40.1% | 130 | 42.6% | 119 | 41.9% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
White: | 181 | 45.3% | 165 | 48.7% | 160 | 47.5% | 176 | 52.1% | 183 | 56.8% | 163 | 53.4% | 155 | 54.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.0% | 10 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 48.3% | 150 | 44.2% | 145 | 43.0% | 138 | 40.8% | 116 | 36.0% | 97 | 31.8% | 97 | 34.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 11.0% | 42 | 12.4% | 45 | 13.4% | 39 | 11.5% | 36 | 11.2% | 42 | 13.8% | 32 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 18.81 | 18.90 | 18.94 | 18.63 | 17.80 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 70 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 81 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 74 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 81 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 73 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 83 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 80 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 75 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 77 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 76 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 75 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 77 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 73 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 80 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 59 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 58 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 62 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 55 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 53 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 52 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 55 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 72 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 75 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 79 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 79 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 79 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 76 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 76 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 70 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 72 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 72 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 75 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 71 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 68 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 67 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 71 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 60 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 58 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 54 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 57 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 58 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 58 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 47 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 60 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 66 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 67 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 74 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 70 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 77 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 70 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 71 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 67 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 72 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 73 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 76 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 74 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 75 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 73 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 73 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 73 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 42 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 46 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 47 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 46 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 46 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 45 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 61 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 61 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 71 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 62 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 70 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 59 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 61 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 63 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71.4 | 81.4 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85.7 | 82.0 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80.4 | 78.3 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78.6 | 77.4 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50.0 | 50.7 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57.1 | 51.3 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68.6 | 76.7 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70.2 | 73.5 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64.7 | 71.4 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72.7 | 69.2 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 35.3 | 49.8 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57.5 | 52.9 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73.1 | 67.6 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71.0 | 69.0 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76.9 | 73.7 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64.3 | 72.0 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67.3 | 52.7 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51.0 | 49.7 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75.0 | 65.1 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51.8 | 58.9 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 61.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 38.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% | 38.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% | 61.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,297.0 | $39,836.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,083.0 | $30,721.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,405.0 | $45,637.0 |
* South Mesa Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.