📍 214 Poplar Street, La Jara, Conejos County, 81140
La Jara Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Jara, Conejos County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Conejos School District No. Re1J school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
La Jara Elementary School enrolls 204 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 47% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 105 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 47% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 204 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Jara Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Jara Elementary School is one of 5 schools in North Conejos School District No. Re1J, based in LA JARA, Colorado. The district serves 927 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, La Jara Elementary School is close to the district average of about 185 students per school.
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