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Otis School District R-3

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Otis.

Otis’ Schools page →

Students
192
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,798
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Otis School District R-3

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the CO average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $7,651 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Otis. Grade by grade →

PK–5Otis Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 31.8% · 100 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 44.9% · 99 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,798 per student · 25% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 68%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
224’20
211’21
201’22
198’23
192’24

Down 14.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 11%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.