Ignacio Elementary School

Ignacio Elementary School is an elementary school of compact scale in IGNACIO, Colorado, overseen by Ignacio School District No. 11Jt, educateing 279 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Ignacio Elementary School sits 26% below that benchmark.

Within Ignacio School District No. 11Jt, which oversees 4 schools and 633 students, Ignacio Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ignacio Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Native American, 28% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ignacio Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than La Plata County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ignacio Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 23.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for La Plata County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,056 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, La Plata County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students), of which Ignacio Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ignacio Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ignacio Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.