Springfield Junior/Senior High School

Springfield Junior/Senior High School operates as an one-room-style high school in SPRINGFIELD, Colorado, part of Springfield School District No. Re-4. Current enrollment sits at 128 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Springfield Junior/Senior High School sits 80% below that benchmark.

Springfield School District No. Re-4 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 284 students; Springfield Junior/Senior High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Springfield Junior/Senior High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Springfield Junior/Senior High School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Springfield Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Springfield Junior/Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Baca County indicate median household income runs about $46,215, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Baca County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 625 students), of which Springfield Junior/Senior High School is one.

Springfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Springfield Junior/Senior High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 8% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Springfield Junior/Senior High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.