Tiger Trades Academy

Set in LA JUNTA, Colorado, Tiger Trades Academy is a micro-enrollment senior high, part of East Otero School District No. R1. It serves 90 students across grades 5 through 12. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

East Otero School District No. R1 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,284 students. Tiger Trades Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Tiger Trades Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment; the rest looks like 26% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Otero County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Tiger Trades Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Otero County's rate of about 71%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Otero County indicate the typical household earns roughly $54,037 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Otero County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,027 students), Tiger Trades Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Junta Intermediate School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.