Washington Primary School

ROCKY FORD, Colorado, is home to Washington Primary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. There are 152 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 2. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.

District-wide, Rocky Ford School District No. R2 has 3 schools and 728 students.

Hispanic students are 70% of those enrolled at Washington Primary School. The next largest groups are 29% White. In Otero County overall, about 42% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 5.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Washington Primary School, 89% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Otero County averages 71%, lower than here.

The school is in Otero County, where the median household earns about $54,037 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Washington Primary School shares Otero County with 14 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rocky Ford Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Washington Primary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 152 in 2023-24. In 2017-18, it was 194. The student mix also changed: the Hispanic share decreased from 92% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.9:1 in 2017-18 to 11.7:1 in 2023-24.

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