📍 601 Topeka Avenue, La Junta, Otero County, 81050
La Junta Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Junta, Otero County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Otero School District No. R1 school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
La Junta Primary School enrolls 291 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 70% |
| White | 76 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 291 students (71%) 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 Primary 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 Primary 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 291 students, La Junta Primary School is close to the district average of about 321 students per school.
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