Lone Star Middle School

Lone Star Middle School is a middle-grades school of very small scale in OTIS, Colorado, operated by Lone Star School District No. 101, enrolling 19 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 96% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 3 schools in Lone Star School District No. 101 (119 students total), Lone Star Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lone Star Middle School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lone Star Middle School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at Lone Star Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,167 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 878 students), Lone Star Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Lone Star Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 46%: 35 students in 2018 compared to 19 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lone Star Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.