📍 901 South 11th Street, Rocky Ford, Otero County, 81067
Jefferson Intermediate School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rocky Ford, Otero County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rocky Ford School District No. R2 school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Jefferson Intermediate School enrolls 199 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 77% |
| White | 42 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 199 students (78%) 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.
Jefferson Intermediate School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Jefferson Intermediate School is one of 3 schools in Rocky Ford School District No. R2, based in ROCKY FORD, Colorado. The district serves 576 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, Jefferson Intermediate School is close to the district average of about 192 students per school.
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