W H Heaton Middle School

Summary:

W H Heaton Middle School is a public middle school in Pueblo, Colorado, serving 692 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60, which is ranked 104 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W H Heaton Middle School faces several challenges. The student population is predominantly Hispanic (72.11%), and the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.51% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Colorado middle schools, scoring significantly below state and district averages on CMAS tests. When compared to nearby schools like Corwin International Magnet School, which outperforms W H Heaton Middle School, the school's underperformance becomes even more evident.

However, the school's data reveals some interesting findings. While the overall performance is low, the Hispanic student subgroup at W H Heaton Middle School performs better than the White student subgroup, ranking 144 out of 199 Colorado middle schools for Hispanic students. Conversely, the school's performance for gifted and talented students is particularly concerning, ranking 113 out of 121 Colorado middle schools in this category. These insights suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and improve academic outcomes across all subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6 Adair Road
       Pueblo, CO  81001-1422


(719) 549-7420

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
402nd of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,595 Help


Students who attend W H Heaton Middle School usually attend:

High:    East High School

Feeder schools for W H Heaton Middle School:

Elementary:    Belmont Elementary School
    Eva R Baca Elementary School
    Franklin School of Innovation
    Haaff Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  617

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.8%
White:
20.1%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details W H Heaton Middle School ranks worse than 82.9% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.91. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details W H Heaton Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Pueblo School District No. 60. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.8%), White (20.1%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W H Heaton Middle School is 17.8, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at W H Heaton Middle School is $12,595, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

W H Heaton Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks W H Heaton Middle School 402nd of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See W H Heaton Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Pueblo School District No. 60:

SchoolDigger ranks Pueblo School District No. 60 104th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for W H Heaton Middle School

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Rank History for all students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.39 191st 336 43.2%
2005 40.97 223rd 340 34.4%
2006 34.26 248th 346 28.3%
2007 37.17 251st 360 30.3%
2008 29.71 277th 362 23.5%
2009 44.96 231st 377 38.7%
2010 29.41 311th 409 24.0%
2011 27.63 327th 422 22.5%
2012 33.55 298th 425 29.9%
2013 38.03 303rd 454 33.3%
2014 32.79 325th 461 29.5%
2015 26.38 327th 436 25.0%
2016 17.74 342nd 400 14.5%
2017 25.95 311th 424 26.7%
2018 26.49 295th 418 29.4%
2019 27.24 322nd 458 29.7%
2021 16.79 324th 369 12.2%
2022 22.91 329th 448 26.6%
2023 16.67 396th 480 17.5%
2024 15.91 402nd 485 17.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.10 97th 222 56.3%
2019 39.68 139th 240 42.1%
2021 27.91 92nd 114 19.3%
2022 36.04 118th 197 40.1%
2023 28.16 177th 241 26.6%
2024 29.43 180th 244 26.2%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.22 241st 315 23.5%
2019 27.85 247th 352 29.8%
2021 15.75 236th 254 7.1%
2022 18.51 266th 326 18.4%
2023 14.26 313th 363 13.8%
2024 13.20 311th 350 11.1%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.95 113th 121 6.6%
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Rank History for Male students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.71 228th 317 28.1%
2019 22.96 258th 343 24.8%
2021 17.66 227th 249 8.8%
2022 21.74 245th 328 25.3%
2023 14.93 303rd 356 14.9%
2024 13.46 311th 357 12.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.65 97th 165 41.2%
2019 39.87 124th 220 43.6%
2021 27.52 68th 83 18.1%
2022 46.23 79th 169 53.3%
2023 22.86 155th 198 21.7%
2024 27.60 144th 199 27.6%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at W H Heaton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.84 153rd 283 45.9%
2022 13.47 234th 265 11.7%
2023 14.12 255th 286 10.8%
2024 7.22 266th 273 2.6%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for W H Heaton Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 12 3 225 1 n/a n/a 0 688
1989 423 14 8 227 0 n/a n/a 0 672
1990 416 16 7 252 0 n/a n/a 0 691
1991 428 14 10 271 2 n/a n/a 0 725
1992 438 13 10 298 6 n/a n/a 0 765
1993 433 9 8 291 4 n/a n/a 0 745
1994 422 10 15 315 4 n/a n/a 0 766
1995 386 13 14 315 8 n/a n/a 0 736
1996 386 13 14 315 8 n/a n/a 0 736
1997 411 16 10 317 15 n/a n/a 0 769
1998 375 15 13 353 8 n/a n/a 0 764
1999 401 17 9 352 8 n/a n/a 0 787
2000 346 16 10 349 10 n/a n/a 0 731
2001 309 16 10 362 16 n/a n/a 0 713
2002 263 14 9 373 17 n/a n/a 0 676
2003 263 14 9 373 17 n/a n/a 0 676
2004 274 13 5 384 11 n/a n/a 0 687
2005 280 16 9 409 10 n/a n/a 0 724
2006 265 22 8 408 8 n/a n/a 0 711
2007 254 21 6 394 5 n/a n/a 0 680
2008 241 22 7 379 8 n/a n/a 0 657
2009 239 17 4 366 11 n/a n/a 0 637
2010 231 16 5 409 7 n/a n/a 0 668
2011 204 20 2 471 4 4 3 0 708
2012 203 10 5 482 3 1 2 0 706
2013 182 11 7 513 1 0 7 0 721
2014 185 6 6 531 1 0 6 0 735
2015 175 12 6 555 2 0 6 0 756
2016 152 12 8 552 5 1 8 0 738
2017 131 21 6 529 7 1 9 0 704
2018 119 15 5 505 5 2 14 0 665
2019 130 15 5 506 6 1 14 0 677
2020 159 22 6 561 7 2 16 0 773
2021 149 20 6 565 6 1 14 0 761
2022 152 21 6 545 4 6 21 0 755
2023 145 18 6 499 4 3 17 0 692
2024 124 15 4 449 4 4 17 0 617

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at W H Heaton Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 688 35.4 19.4 n/a
1989 672 34.6 19.4 23.8
1990 691 38.4 17.9 29.5
1991 725 39.3 18.4 26.5
1992 765 41.0 18.6 26.5
1993 745 40.5 18.4 24.7
1994 766 39.0 19.6 25.8
1995 736 39.5 18.6 28.3
1996 736 39.5 18.6 28.3
1997 769 34.0 22.6 31.7
1998 764 35.0 21.8 38
1999 787 43.4 18.1 33.8
2000 731 38.1 19.2 51.7
2001 713 35.5 20.1 54.8
2002 676 37.5 18.0 53.3
2003 676 37.5 18.0 53.3
2004 687 39.9 17.2 58.5
2005 724 40.5 17.9 61.9
2006 711 36.8 19.3 67.2
2007 680 41.5 16.4 67.5
2008 657 39.5 16.6 69.1
2009 637 37.6 16.9 68.1
2010 668 34.0 19.6 71.1
2011 708 35.3 20.0 74.7
2012 706 37.0 19.0 69.4
2013 721 37.3 19.2 73.8
2014 735 37.3 19.6 70.7
2015 756 38.0 19.8 77.1
2016 738 40.0 18.4 75.1
2017 704 40.8 17.2 83.9
2018 665 40.8 16.2 86.2
2019 677 37.0 18.2 87.9
2020 773 41.0 18.8 80.5
2021 761 42.0 18.1 79.2
2022 755 41.2 18.2 74.3
2023 692 38.4 17.9 82.5
2024 617 34.5 17.8 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio W H Heaton Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 688 35.4 19.4 n/a
1989 672 34.6 19.4 23.8
1990 691 38.4 17.9 29.5
1991 725 39.3 18.4 26.5
1992 765 41.0 18.6 26.5
1993 745 40.5 18.4 24.7
1994 766 39.0 19.6 25.8
1995 736 39.5 18.6 28.3
1996 736 39.5 18.6 28.3
1997 769 34.0 22.6 31.7
1998 764 35.0 21.8 38
1999 787 43.4 18.1 33.8
2000 731 38.1 19.2 51.7
2001 713 35.5 20.1 54.8
2002 676 37.5 18.0 53.3
2003 676 37.5 18.0 53.3
2004 687 39.9 17.2 58.5
2005 724 40.5 17.9 61.9
2006 711 36.8 19.3 67.2
2007 680 41.5 16.4 67.5
2008 657 39.5 16.6 69.1
2009 637 37.6 16.9 68.1
2010 668 34.0 19.6 71.1
2011 708 35.3 20.0 74.7
2012 706 37.0 19.0 69.4
2013 721 37.3 19.2 73.8
2014 735 37.3 19.6 70.7
2015 756 38.0 19.8 77.1
2016 738 40.0 18.4 75.1
2017 704 40.8 17.2 83.9
2018 665 40.8 16.2 86.2
2019 677 37.0 18.2 87.9
2020 773 41.0 18.8 80.5
2021 761 42.0 18.1 79.2
2022 755 41.2 18.2 74.3
2023 692 38.4 17.9 82.5
2024 617 34.5 17.8 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for W H Heaton Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,449
2020 $9,077
2021 $9,714
2022 $10,892
2023 $12,595

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on W H Heaton Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 322nd of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 396th of 480 Middle schools
 12.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (W H Heaton Middle School)3222.7
 9.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo School District No. 60)28.221.3
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (W H Heaton Middle School)17.27.9
 9.3%
   6th Grade Math (Pueblo School District No. 60)14.38.8
 5.5%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (W H Heaton Middle School)5131.3
 19.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo School District No. 60)32.625.3
 7.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (W H Heaton Middle School)15.55.7
 9.8%
   7th Grade Math (Pueblo School District No. 60)13.87.2
 6.6%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (W H Heaton Middle School)14.39.5
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (Pueblo School District No. 60)17.111.2
 5.9%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (W H Heaton Middle School)38.832.5
 6.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo School District No. 60)34.323.3
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (W H Heaton Middle School)20.813.4
 7.4%
   8th Grade Math (Pueblo School District No. 60)16.511.2
 5.3%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (W H Heaton Middle School)4028.5
 11.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pueblo School District No. 60)3224.7
 7.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (W H Heaton Middle School)17.79
 8.7%
   All Grades Math (Pueblo School District No. 60)19.615.4
 4.2%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students677692
 2.2%
African American1518
 20%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic506499
 1.4%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White130145
 11.5%
Two or More Races1417
 21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.9%82.5%
 5.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 617 students attended W H Heaton Middle School.

Students at W H Heaton Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

W H Heaton Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Colorado middle schools.

Students who attend W H Heaton Middle School usually go on to attend East High School


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