Central High School (1454)
216 EAST ORMAN AVENUE
PUEBLO, CO 81004
1,221
Total Students Served
Grade 9 - Grade 12
School District:
Pueblo City 60 (2690)
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About Central High School (1454)
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Central High School
2024-2025
Central High School, a diverse 9-12 grade high school located in the center of Pueblo, CO, currently serves over 1,100 students. Because Central has an AdvancED STEM/Renewable Energy certification, the number of higher level course offerings has increased allowing students the opportunity for more rigorous course work. These advanced courses include Senior to Sophomore college level courses and Advanced Placement/honors courses. CTE pathways are included in our course offerings. These include: B…
iomedical Sciences and Energy and Engineering. Enrollment in these courses has increased each year we have offered these courses. Over 80% of our students are considered economically disadvantaged. The school's population is 70% Hispanic and 25% white, while the remaining students are split between black and multiple races. The ELL population makes up about 2%, and the ESS population about 15% of our population. Due to higher enrollment, we have three Assistant Principals. This addition to the administration team will allow each administrator to be in charge of one grade level. The process for data analysis is continual and ongoing. Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, faculty looked at school data via district benchmark assessments, state, and national assessments. Adjustments are made as quickly as possible to ensure student success. Utilizing daily PLC time, teachers, administrators, and counselors analyze data and plan for data-driven instruction. Students participated in the SAT and PSAT in the 2023-2024 spring semester. Staff analyzed data it to identify areas of focus for instruction. Teachers, administrators, and counselors currently utilize PLC time and meetings to analyze common assessment data to drive instruction. Parents, community members and Stem Staff contributed in the design of a STEM Learner Profile to ensure all students leave college and career ready. This move was based on data and recommendations from our AdvancED STEM certification visit. Parents, community members, and teachers worked to devise a list of characteristics and indicators that a graduate should have to be college and career ready. The list was then given to staff and students to update and refine. The purpose was to change the culture of the school to one in which every student aspires to go to some type of post-secondary training or schooling. Data is also reviewed with Central staff and many parent organizations including our Foundation and Booster Club. After a review of the data, they are provided the opportunity to send forth ideas for improving student achievement on state assessments. Their ideas are then moved forward to our Instructional Leadership Team and eventually the entire staff for implementation. These groups provided ideas around our Academic Pep Rally to motivate students to take all state assessments and to do their best. Finally, as the state data and School Performance Framework arrived this school year, the staff has began the process of diving into the data. This process was done in the ELA and Math departments, initially. Then the entire staff was brought into the process especially in terms of our Post Secondary and Workforce Readiness data. After a process to determine root causes and strategies for success, parent groups were made aware of the data and our strategies for improvement. They were afforded the opportunity to suggest ways to improve our suggested strategies. The 2023-2024 state data was also shared with staff, showing gains and staying in the Improvement Category with a 50.7. We were notified based off the 2022-2023 data that Central High School is off the clock, and we still remain off the clock. This year Central is placing emphasis instructional practices, freshmen success and equitable practices. Our Gear Up program has added a second pre-collegiate Gear Up advisor who is focusing on the 9th grade Gear Up students. In addition to the Gear Up advisor, we have added a student engagement coordinator who supports the 9th Grade Success Teaching Team. Though the Freshmen Success program led by the student engagement coordinator, teachers are provided with achievement data to determine best interventions for students who are struggling in these content areas. An instructional coach is part of the staff and provides coaching in all core content areas. The instructional coach will lead teachers through the planning process using strategies, district-wide professional development, and aligned curriculum resources as well as guiding the analysis of formative and summative assessment data to facilitate data meetings and guide instruction. The principal has completed the Relay GSE Program and has participated in leadership training through the University of Virginia (UVA). This training provided the skills to refine observation feedback and weekly data meetings as well as strengthen leadership skills. All the administrative team provides coaching to individual teachers on a weekly basis. An overarching strength of Central High School is its positive school culture, including strong relationships between students, and between staff and students. In addition, Central boasts over 80% of students involved in extra-curricular activities, which includes clubs, athletics, and organizations. We currently partner with Gear Up, which provides tutoring support and postsecondary options exploration for students. Also, the school has numerous partnerships with universities to provide student scholarships and concurrent enrollment programming. Additionally, the school partners with No Bully organization, as well as Health Solutions, Pueblo Community Health Center, the local food pantry, and State of Grace counseling Center to provide physical health and social-emotional supports to students.
Final 2025 Performance Rating
Average SAT & PSAT Scores
SAT Grade 11:
894PSAT Grade 10:
831PSAT Grade 9:
797School Year: 2024-2025
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