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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAXTUN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2J·NCES 080456000674

Haxtun Jr/Sr High School

201 WEST POWELL STREET, HAXTUN, CO 80731 · (970) 774-6111 · Phillips County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Colorado public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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 high schools

Enrollment
142
High
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 627
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
46 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72518%
Grade 81813%
Grade 92115%
Grade 101913%
Grade 113525%
Grade 122417%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
12689%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
118%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
7150%
Female
7150%

School pathway

Feeds from
Haxtun Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within Haxtun School District No. Re-2J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
36.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
13.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.0pp 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 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.1%13.9%
2023-2443.2%18.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Jr/Sr High School

Haxtun Jr/Sr High School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School this school14232.4%32.5%
Merino Junior Senior High School
MERINO
15532.3%N/A
Elbert Junior-Senior High School
ELBERT
13635.3%19.6%
Fleming High School
FLEMING
9031.1%47.6%
Platte Canyon High School
BAILEY
18330.1%47.4%
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School
WELDONA
9636.5%52.5%
Matched among Colorado high 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 Jr/Sr High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Colorado
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.5%#95 of 231
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.9%#40 of 54
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#29 of 57
▼ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
142#289 of 409
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
32.4%#232 of 320
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
142
+52 (+58%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514211.612.2:132% (46)
2023-2414210.613.4:127% (38)
2022-2315810.614.9:126% (41)
2020-2190712.9:140% (36)
2017-18808.39.7:134% (27)
2015-1692811.5:127% (25)
2010-1194811.8:134% (32)
2000-0195109.5:123% (22)
1990-918699.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haxtun Jr/Sr High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 78% (80 to 142); teachers up 41% (8.3 to 11.6).

About Haxtun Jr/Sr High School

HAXTUN, Colorado, is home to Haxtun Jr/Sr High School, a small high school. The school's 142 students are in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 77% lower than the average for high schools in Colorado, which is about 627.

Across its 2 schools, Haxtun School District No. Re-2J enrolls 297 students. Haxtun Jr/Sr High School is one of those schools.

Most students at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other students are 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 78% White share among all Phillips County residents. Haxtun Jr/Sr High School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%. Public schools in Phillips County average 52%.

Measured against Colorado public high schools, Haxtun Jr/Sr High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 32.5%, is 14.6 points below the 47.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools.

Phillips County has about 4,496 residents, and median household income is about $64,674, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Phillips County number 5 and enroll about 809.

The shortest distance from Haxtun Jr/Sr High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Haxtun Elementary School. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Haxtun Jr/Sr High School ranks 4th on proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Haxtun Jr/Sr High School is Rural: Remote.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 90 students at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School; in 2024-25, 142. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.

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Phillips County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School
District
Haxtun School District No. Re-2J
Address
201 WEST POWELL STREET, HAXTUN, CO 80731
Phone
(970) 774-6111
County
Phillips County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
142
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
46 (32%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
080456000674
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Haxtun Jr/Sr High School
How large is Haxtun Jr/Sr High School?
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Haxtun Jr/Sr High School serve?
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School is approximately 12.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Haxtun Jr/Sr High School are roughly 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Haxtun Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Haxtun Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haxtun School District No. Re-2J.
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