Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to La Jara

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
La Jara DepotPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in La Jara

La Jara’s public schools

North Conejos School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Jara. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 23% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
707 students on the public path
In brief

La Jara’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of La Jara’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. La Jara Elementary School places highest (better than 74%); Centauri High School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in La Jara, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5La Jara Elementary SchoolNorth Conejos School District RE-1JB+
6–8Centauri Middle SchoolNorth Conejos School District RE-1JB
9–12Centauri High SchoolNorth Conejos School District RE-1JB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Conejos School District RE-1J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Conejos School District RE-1JGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 927 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$12,274CO $15,889 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 44.9% · 502 students tested
Math31%
State average 31.8% · 502 students tested

La Jara vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share La Jara’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
La Jara—North Conejos School District RE-1J

Every school in La Jara

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in La Jaraby address
La Jara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
195 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving La Jarain other towns
Centauri Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
211 students13:1Rate it →
Centauri High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
301 students16:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
North Conejos Alternative Program
Grades K–12 · Lajara
C
Alternative Education
30 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about La Jara’s schools

Are La Jara’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for La Jara. North Conejos School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Jara. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is La Jara in?

North Conejos School District RE-1J.

Where do La Jara kids go to high school?

Centauri High School.

Parents talk

What La Jara families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near La Jara → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.