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Schools in Las Animas · Las Animas School District RE-1

Las Animas’s public schools score below 98% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Las Animas’s districts is 16%, below the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Las Animas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 69% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 16 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 16 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
45–49%
▼ 34–38 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 14% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
CO 16.3
Schools in town
4
432 students on the public path
In brief

Las Animas’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 69% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

45–49% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado (the state reports Las Animas’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $13,593 per student in FY2024, against $15,889 across Colorado. 27% of its revenue that year was federal (Colorado 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Las Animas Junior High School, then Las Animas High School. Enrollment is down 58% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Las Animas’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 2% of Colorado school districts. Both inputs trail the Colorado average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (109)Better than 1%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 264 test results and a graduating class of 150 could put Las Animas anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 69% of Las Animas’s students in the tested grades sat them (264 in math, 265 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Las Animas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Las Animas Elementary SchoolLas Animas School District RE-1C+
7–8Las Animas Junior High SchoolLas Animas School District RE-1C+
9–12Las Animas High SchoolLas Animas School District RE-1B

Las Animas’s public schools are run by Las Animas School District RE-1. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Las Animas School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 906 students, down 58% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,593CO $15,889 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 44.9% · 265 students tested
Math16%
State average 31.8% · 264 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 27% of the Las Animas district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Colorado, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Las Animas vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Las Animas’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Las AnimasD−Las Animas School District RE-1

Every school in Las Animas

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 Las Animasby address
Jump Start Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
27 studentsRate it →
Las Animas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
209 students23:1Rate it →
Las Animas Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C+
64 students12:1Rate it →
Las Animas High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
132 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Las Animas’s schools

Are Las Animas’s schools good?

On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Las Animas children attend score below 98% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Las Animas in?

Las Animas School District RE-1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 906 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Las Animas kids go to high school?

Las Animas High School, with 132 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Las Animas’s graduation rate?

45–49% of the class of 2023 in Las Animas School District RE-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Las Animas spend per student?

$13,593 in Las Animas School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.