La Jara Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 La Jara, Colorado·81140
Score
62.5/100
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#291
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
Top 38%
In Colorado

Score 62.5/100: better than 62% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 54% of them
89 students tested
Math
54%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 75% of them
89 students tested
Science
36%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 52% of them
33 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS28.628
English language artsGrade 4CMAS46.428
English language artsGrade 5CMAS63.633
English language artsAll gradesCMAS47.289
MathGrade 3CMAS57.128
MathGrade 4CMAS53.628
MathGrade 5CMAS51.533
MathAll gradesCMAS53.989
ScienceGrade 5CMAS36.433

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
191
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
191
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
67%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Conejos County

Contact

Address
214 POPLAR STREET
La Jara, CO 81140
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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La Jara Elementary School at a glance

La Jara Elementary School is a public elementary school in La Jara, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of North Conejos School District No. Re1J. It has about 191 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 54% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 62.5 out of 100: better than 62% of them, ranking #291 of 775. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.