Washington Elementary School

Set in LAMAR, Colorado, Washington Elementary School is a cozy primary school, operated by Lamar School District No. Re-2. It enrolls 222 students across grades K through 2. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Across the 6 schools in Lamar School District No. Re-2 (1,397 students total), Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Washington Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 29% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Washington Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Prowers County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Prowers County put the typical household earns roughly $53,508 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prowers County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students), Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Lamar Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 222 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 33% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Washington Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.