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Las Animas Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

530 Poplar Avenue, Las Animas, CO 81054 · (719) 456-1862 · Part of Las Animas School District RE-1

Las Animas’ School Grade D− better than 2% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
209
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Las Animas Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Las Animas kids: Las Animas Junior High School

On the path

Where Las Animas kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Las Animas Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Las Animas Junior High School64 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
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 ↗

530 Poplar Avenue, Las Animas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten27
Grade 128
Grade 229
Grade 334
Grade 426
Grade 535
Grade 630
Enrollment over time
228’20
245’21
246’22
234’23
209’24

Down 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Las Animas Elementary School from Las Animas families.

Other schools in Las Animas School District RE-1

The district →
Jump Start Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Las Animas
27 students
Academy of Las Animas Online School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pueblo
D
474 students
Las Animas Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Las Animas
C+
64 students12:1
Las Animas High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Animas
B
132 students13:1

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