Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School

Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School is a compact secondary school in ROCKY FORD, Colorado, run under Rocky Ford School District No. R2. The school instructs 271 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 57% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Rocky Ford School District No. R2 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 728 students; Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest is composed of 21% White. By comparison, Otero County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.7%; this one delivers 28.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Otero County indicate median household income runs about $54,037, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School is one of 15 public schools in Otero County (combined enrollment of about 3,027 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rocky Ford Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 271). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 73% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.