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Desert Sage Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

935 South Palomar Drive, Pueblo West, CO 81007 · (719) 647-8878 · Part of Pueblo County School District 70

Pueblo West’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Colorado school districts

Students
368
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Desert Sage Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pueblo West kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Pueblo West kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Desert Sage Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

935 South Palomar Drive, Pueblo West

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten42
Grade 159
Grade 254
Grade 366
Grade 454
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
358’20
375’21
369’22
372’23
368’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 43%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Sage Elementary School from Pueblo West families.

Other schools in Pueblo County School District 70

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Pueblo West’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.