📍 1125 e Routt Avenue, Pueblo, Pueblo County, 81004
Bessemer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pueblo, Pueblo County. The school has 261 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Bessemer Elementary School enrolls 261 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 74% |
| White | 46 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 261 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bessemer Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bessemer Elementary School is one of 35 schools in Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and, based in PUEBLO, Colorado. The district serves 14,104 students district-wide and employs 862 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 261 students, Bessemer Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 403 students per school.
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