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Kit Carson Junior-Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

102 5th Avenue, Kit Carson, CO 80825 · (719) 962-3219 · Part of Kit Carson School District R-1

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Directions
Students
55
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Kit Carson Junior-Senior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher

On the path

Where Kit Carson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Kit Carson Elementary School54 students
6–12Kit Carson Junior-Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

102 5th Avenue, Kit Carson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 610
Grade 712
Grade 84
Grade 97
Grade 1011
Grade 116
Grade 125
Enrollment over time
57’20
56’21
52’22
51’23
55’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kit Carson Junior-Senior High School from Kit Carson families.

Other schools in Kit Carson School District R-1

The district →
Kit Carson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kit Carson
54 students6:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Kit Carson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.