Enrollment
90
Elementary
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-3·NCES 080594001016
Otis Elementary School
518 DUNGAN STREET, OTIS, CO 80743 · (970) 246-3486 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
51 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Otis Elementary School→Otis Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Otis School District No. R-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
90
-37 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 14.5:1
% White
87%
was 89%
% Hispanic
12%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Otis Elementary School
Located at 518 DUNGAN STREET, in OTIS, Colorado, Otis Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school that caters to 90 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Otis School District No. R-3. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 76% below typical.
Otis School District No. R-3 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 192 students; Otis Elementary School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Otis Elementary School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Otis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Otis Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.4%, the actual is 24.3%, a residual of -8.0 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $67,167, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Washington County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 878 students), Otis Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Otis Junior-Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Otis Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 25.7%.
Otis Elementary School operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otis Elementary School has decreased 29%, going from 127 students in 2018 to 90 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 6% to 12%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,831
Census ACS
Median income
$67,167
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
878 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otis School District No. R-3
- Otis Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 102 students
Other schools in OTIS
- Otis Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Lone Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 56 students
- Lone Star Undivided High SchoolHigh · 44 students
- Lone Star Middle SchoolMiddle · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Otis Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 102
- Akron Elementary School12.5 mi · 301
- Akron High School12.5 mi · 110
- YUMA PRESCHOOL12.6 mi · 41
- Yuma Middle School12.7 mi · 223
- Kenneth P Morris Elementary School12.7 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Otis Elementary SchoolHow large is Otis Elementary School?
Otis Elementary School enrolls approximately 90 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Otis Elementary School serve?
Otis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Otis Elementary School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Otis Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Otis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Otis Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Otis Elementary School public or private?
Otis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Otis School District No. R-3.
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