Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAXTUN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2J·NCES 080456000673
Haxtun Elementary School
601 NORTH COLORADO AVENUE, HAXTUN, CO 80731 · (970) 774-6161 · Phillips County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
63 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Haxtun Elementary School→Haxtun Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Haxtun School District No. Re-2J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +22.9pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 19.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 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 Haxtun Elementary School
Haxtun Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxtun Elementary School this school | 155 | 40.6% | 37.4% |
| Plateau Valley Elementary School COLLBRAN | 142 | 43.7% | 36.5% |
| Loma Elementary School LOMA | 207 | 37.7% | 40.8% |
| The Juniper School DURANGO | 171 | 38.6% | 48.4% |
| Kiowa Elementary School KIOWA | 159 | 32.7% | 30.0% |
| Nederland Elementary School NEDERLAND | 196 | 33.2% | 59.8% |
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 Haxtun Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #475 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #483 of 940 ▲ 226 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #334 of 946 ▲ 322 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #940 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #575 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #23 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
155
-95 (-38%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 155 | 12.4 | 12.5:1 | 41% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 13.4 | 12.3:1 | 36% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 10.6 | 16.6:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 35% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 16.3 | 16.5:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 35% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 36% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 24% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haxtun Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (270 to 155); teachers down 24% (16.3 to 12.4).
About Haxtun Elementary School
Haxtun Elementary School is an elementary school located in HAXTUN, Colorado, in Phillips County. It reports enrollment of 155 students in pre-K through 6. The school is 59% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Haxtun Elementary School is one of the 2 schools that make up Haxtun School District No. Re-2J (297 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Haxtun Elementary School, about 92 are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Phillips County is roughly 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Haxtun Elementary School reported 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.5:1. The school's 12.5:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 41% of students at Haxtun Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Phillips County is 11 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Haxtun Elementary School would score about 42.1%. It scores 37.4%, 4.7 points below that figure.
In the wider Phillips County area, the median household earns about $64,674 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Phillips County, 5 public schools serve about 809 students.
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Haxtun Elementary School. The nearest schools with test data average 31.0%, lower than Haxtun Elementary School's 37.4%.
The federal government classifies Haxtun Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 38%.
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Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,496
Census ACS
Median income
$64,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
- Haxtun Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Haxtun Jr/Sr High School0.1 mi · 142
- Fleming High School11.4 mi · 90
- Fleming Elementary School11.4 mi · 131
- Holyoke Elementary School18.0 mi · 281
- Holyoke Senior High School18.0 mi · 212
- Holyoke Alternative School18.0 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Haxtun Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Haxtun Elementary School?
Haxtun Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Haxtun Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Haxtun Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Haxtun Elementary School have?
Haxtun Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Haxtun Elementary School?
Haxtun Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Haxtun Elementary School public or private?
Haxtun Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haxtun School District No. Re-2J.
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