Centauri Middle School

Set in LA JARA, Colorado, Centauri Middle School is a compact middle school, one of the schools within North Conejos School District No. Re1J. It enrolls 211 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Centauri Middle School sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Within North Conejos School District No. Re1J, which oversees 5 schools and 927 students, Centauri Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Centauri Middle School records that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 46% White. Compared to Conejos County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Centauri Middle School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Centauri Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centauri Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.6%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of +10.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Conejos County put median household earnings sit near $50,978, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Conejos County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,507 students), Centauri Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Centauri High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Centauri Middle School. On composite proficiency, Centauri Middle School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centauri Middle School has contracted 8%, going from 230 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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