Las Animas Junior High School

Located at 1021 2ND STREET, in LAS ANIMAS, Colorado, Las Animas Junior High School is a tiny 6-8 campus that instructs 64 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Las Animas School District No. Re-1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Las Animas Junior High School sits 86% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Las Animas School District No. Re-1, which oversees 5 schools and 906 students, Las Animas Junior High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Las Animas Junior High School logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 47% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bent County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bent County put median household earnings sit near $50,179, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 27%. Across Bent County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 663 students), Las Animas Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Las Animas High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Las Animas Junior High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Las Animas Junior High School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 64). White enrollment moved from 57% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.