Jump Start Learning Center

Jump Start Learning Center is a K-5 school of micro-enrollment scale in LAS ANIMAS, Colorado, overseen by Las Animas School District No. Re-1, enrolling 27 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 93% below typical.

Jump Start Learning Center is one of 5 schools operated by Las Animas School District No. Re-1, a district that enrolls 906 students overall.

On demographics, Jump Start Learning Center reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bent County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Jump Start Learning Center has 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 142.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Jump Start Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,179 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 27%. In all, Bent County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 663 students), of which Jump Start Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Las Animas Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 32 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 29.4:1 in 2018 to 142.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Jump Start Learning Center community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.