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Las Animas Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1021 2nd Street, Las Animas, CO 81054 · (719) 456-0228 · Part of Las Animas School District RE-1

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

Directions
Students
64
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Las Animas Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Las Animas kids: Las Animas High School

On the path

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

K–6Las Animas Elementary School209 students
7–8Las Animas Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Las Animas High School132 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

1021 2nd Street, Las Animas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 733
Grade 831
Enrollment over time
58’20
72’21
90’22
70’23
64’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 47%Two or more races 3%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 Las Animas Junior High 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
Las Animas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Las Animas
C+
209 students23:1
Academy of Las Animas Online School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pueblo
D
474 students
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.