Washington Primary School

As a modestly sized elementary campus in ROCKY FORD, Colorado, Washington Primary School serves 152 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Rocky Ford School District No. R2. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Washington Primary School sits 60% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Rocky Ford School District No. R2 (728 students total), Washington Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Washington Primary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 29% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at Washington Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Otero County's rate of about 71%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Otero County) logs that median household income runs about $54,037, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Otero County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,027 students), Washington Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rocky Ford Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 6-year window. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Washington Primary School has edged down 22%, going from 194 students in 2018 to 152 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 92% to 70%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2024.

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