Total enrollment
576
-143 (-20%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Rocky Ford School District No. R2
Colorado · 728 students · 1 city
For families inside Rocky Ford School District No. R2, public-school options total 3 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 728 (2 elementary and 1 high).
4-year change in Rocky Ford School District No. R2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rocky Ford School District No. R2 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #84 of 95 | #8,107 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #92 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #2 of 95 | #1,351 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.8% | #4 of 94 | #1,062 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Rocky Ford School District No. R2
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 602 to 576 students (down 4%) and from 45 to 51 full-time teachers (up 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Ford Elementary School | Rocky Ford | Elementary | KG-06 | 305 |
| Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School | Rocky Ford | High | 07-12 | 271 |
| Washington Primary School | Rocky Ford | Elementary | PK-02 | 152 |
About Rocky Ford School District No. R2
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 runs 3 public schools across Colorado, collectively hosting roughly 728 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Rocky Ford School District No. R2 is built around 2 elementary and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Rocky Ford School District No. R2 runs about 243 students per school, 47% lower than the state mean of roughly 456.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 20%: 719 students in SY 2020-21 versus 576 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Rocky Ford School District No. R2 lost 1 school, going from 3 to 2.
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