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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-11J·NCES 080207006459
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5
1709 WEST 10TH STREET BUILDING B, ALAMOSA, CO 81101 · (719) 587-1600 · Alamosa County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
384 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 156 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 38% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alamosa School District No. Re-11J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 26.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alamosa Elementary School 3-5
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 this school | 473 | 81.2% | 31.2% |
| Sunset Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 425 | 75.8% | 29.5% |
| Alamosa Elementary School K-2 ALAMOSA | 437 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Lawrence Elementary School ARVADA | 412 | 73.8% | 30.6% |
| Belmont Elementary School PUEBLO | 394 | 79.7% | 20.0% |
| Fisher's Peak Elementary School TRINIDAD | 393 | 75.3% | 29.1% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #564 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #579 of 940 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #560 of 946 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #284 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #268 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #293 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #142 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -58.7% | #3 of 664 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
473
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 81% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 31.5 | 15.2:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 33.6 | 15.0:1 | 66% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 77% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 1,145 | 68.2 | 16.8:1 | 48% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 1,118 | 65 | 17.2:1 | 70% (783) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamosa Elementary School 3-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 59% (1,145 to 473); teachers down 52% (68.2 to 33).
About Alamosa Elementary School 3-5
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 is an elementary school in ALAMOSA, Colorado, according to federal school records. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 473 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Alamosa School District No. Re-11J enrolls 2,038 students, and its 6 schools include Alamosa Elementary School 3-5.
A majority of students at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5, 55%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 37% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 and a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 81% of enrollment.
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 17.5%. Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 posts 31.2%, 13.7 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Alamosa County, median household income is about $55,397, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Alamosa County, serving about 2,294 students.
The next-closest public school is Alamosa Elementary School K-2, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Alamosa Elementary School 3-5.
In the federal locale system, Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students grew from 439 to 473 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Alamosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,581
Census ACS
Median income
$55,397
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
- Alamosa High SchoolHigh · 568 students
- Ortega Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Alamosa Elementary School K-2Elementary · 437 students
- Alamosa Alternative Education SchoolHigh · 60 students
- Alamosa OnlineHigh · 29 students
Other schools in ALAMOSA
- Alamosa High SchoolHigh · 568 students
- Ortega Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Alamosa Elementary School K-2Elementary · 437 students
- Alamosa Alternative Education SchoolHigh · 60 students
- Alamosa OnlineHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Alamosa Elementary School K-20.1 mi · 437
- Alamosa Alternative Education School0.8 mi · 60
- Alamosa Online0.8 mi · 29
- Ortega Middle School0.9 mi · 471
- Alamosa High School1.5 mi · 568
- North Conejos Alternative Program13.6 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Alamosa Elementary School 3-5How many students attend Alamosa Elementary School 3-5?
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 serve?
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 is approximately 14.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5?
Student demographics at Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 are roughly 37% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 in?
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 is part of Alamosa School District No. Re-11J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.