Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CONEJOS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080510000844
La Jara Elementary School
214 POPLAR STREET, LA JARA, CO 81140 · (719) 274-5791 · Conejos County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
128 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within North Conejos School District No. Re1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 La Jara Elementary School
La Jara Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jara Elementary School this school | 195 | 65.6% | 45.2% |
| Sanborn Elementary School LONGMONT | 209 | 62.7% | 37.5% |
| Grand Valley Center for Family Learning PARACHUTE | 265 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Del Norte Elementary School DEL NORTE | 187 | 56.7% | 24.1% |
| Holyoke Elementary School HOLYOKE | 281 | 63.3% | 22.4% |
| Laurene Edmondson Elementary School LOVELAND | 235 | 63.8% | 25.8% |
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 La Jara Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #370 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #411 of 940 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #379 of 946 ▼ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #903 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #309 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #370 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
195
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 195 | 15.5 | 12.6:1 | 66% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 15.5 | 12.3:1 | 69% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 15.5 | 13.2:1 | 68% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 56% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 15.6 | 14.8:1 | 66% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 64% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 71% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 68% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Jara Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (231 to 195); teachers down 1% (15.6 to 15.5).
About La Jara Elementary School
La Jara Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, with an address in LA JARA. The school enrolls 195 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
North Conejos School District No. Re1J has 927 students spread across 5 schools.
At La Jara Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. The school is also 49% White. For comparison, Conejos County is about 50% Hispanic. La Jara Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 15.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 66%.
La Jara Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 26.9% for La Jara Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 45.2%. The 18.3-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
Within Conejos County, the median household income is $50,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Conejos County has 10 public schools and roughly 1,507 students.
The shortest distance from La Jara Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to North Conejos Alternative Program. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, La Jara Elementary School is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
La Jara Elementary School's enrollment declined from 205 in 2020-21 to 195 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 12.6:1.
The La Jara Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Conejos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,530
Census ACS
Median income
$50,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Conejos School District No. Re1J
- Centauri High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- Centauri Middle SchoolMiddle · 211 students
- Manassa Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- North Conejos Alternative ProgramCombined · 30 students
Other schools in LA JARA
- Centauri High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- Centauri Middle SchoolMiddle · 211 students
Nearby schools
- North Conejos Alternative Program0.0 mi · 30
- Centauri Middle School1.9 mi · 211
- Centauri High School2.0 mi · 301
- Sanford Junior/Senior High School2.9 mi · 166
- Sanford Elementary School2.9 mi · 218
- Manassa Elementary School7.2 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About La Jara Elementary SchoolHow many students attend La Jara Elementary School?
La Jara Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-05.
Is La Jara Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Jara Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Jara Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Jara Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at La Jara Elementary School?
Student demographics at La Jara Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is La Jara Elementary School public or private?
La Jara Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Conejos School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.