Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to La Junta

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
C

La Junta Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

1817 Smithland Ave, La Junta, CO 81050 · (719) 384-4467 · Part of East Otero School District R-1

La Junta’s School Grade C better than 25% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
501
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about La Junta Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

On the path

Where La Junta kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–6La Junta Intermediate School397 students
7–12La Junta Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1817 Smithland Ave, La Junta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 797
Grade 883
Grade 984
Grade 1085
Grade 1186
Grade 1266
Enrollment over time
478’20
530’21
539’22
504’23
501’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%White 23%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Junta Jr/Sr High School from La Junta families.

Other schools in East Otero School District R-1

The district →
La Junta Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · La Junta
296 students11:1
La Junta Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · La Junta
D
397 students15:1
Tiger Trades Academy
High · Grades 5–12 · La Junta
D
90 students15:1

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; La Junta’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.