Ortega Middle School

Ortega Middle School, a moderately sized junior high in ALAMOSA, Colorado, one of the schools within Alamosa School District No. Re-11J, works with 471 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Alamosa School District No. Re-11J comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,038 students; Ortega Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Ortega Middle School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ortega Middle School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Alamosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,397 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alamosa County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,294 students), of which Ortega Middle School is one.

Alamosa Online is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Ortega Middle School.

Ortega Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ortega Middle School has contracted 11%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ortega Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.