📍 901 Smithland Ave., La Junta, Otero County, 81050
La Junta Intermediate School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Junta, Otero County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Otero School District No. R1 school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
La Junta Intermediate School enrolls 407 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 71% |
| White | 104 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 407 students (79%) 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 Junta Intermediate School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Junta Intermediate School is one of 4 schools in East Otero School District No. R1, based in LA JUNTA, Colorado. The district serves 1,284 students district-wide and employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, La Junta Intermediate School is larger than the district average of about 321 students per school.
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