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Bessemer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1125 E Routt Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004 · (719) 549-7505 · Part of Pueblo City School District 60

Pueblo’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
248
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bessemer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pueblo kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Bessemer Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1125 E Routt Avenue, Pueblo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten34
Grade 141
Grade 231
Grade 335
Grade 428
Grade 533
Enrollment over time
235’20
258’21
261’22
291’23
248’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%White 24%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bessemer Elementary School from Pueblo families.

Other schools in Pueblo City School District 60

The district →
Goodnight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pueblo
C+
534 students16:1
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
C+
394 students16:1
Morton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
C
374 students17:1
Columbian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
C−
371 students15:1
Irving Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
D
326 students17:1
Park View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pueblo
D−
285 students12:1

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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.