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East Otero School District R-1

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East Otero School District R-1 is located in southeast Colorado. East Otero School District R-1 has 726.26 square miles of land area and 1.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total East Otero School District R-1 population is 8,472. East Otero School District R-1 median household income is $30,388 in 2010-2014. East Otero School District R-1 median house value is $93,400 in 2010-2014. On average, East Otero School District R-1 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (114 out of 154, bottom 26%) Elementary/Middle School: (118 out of 156, bottom 24%)* Rank: #141
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	8,472 (2010-2014), rank #63
Population Growth	-2.82% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	11.64/sq mi, rank #79
Median Household Income:	$30,388 at 2010-2014—-9.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #171
Median House Price:	$93,400 at 2010-2014—3.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #158
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	726.26 sq mi, rank #45
Water Area:	1.30 sq mi (0.18%), rank #78
State:	Colorado
County:	Otero County
City:	La Junta, Model, Rocky Ford, Fowler, North La Junta, La Junta Gardens
Zip:	81050, 81059, 81067, 81039

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East Otero School District R-1 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1802 Colorado Ave

La Junta CO, 81050, Otero County

Phone: 719-384-6900

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,309	1,307	1,293	1,309	1,318	1,354	1,382
English Language Learner Students:	25	20	20	21	33	31	37
Total Teachers:	75.98	75.11	78.31	84.23	89.78	90.40	94.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	7.92	7.33	6.67	7.40	6.74	7.70	7.70
Elementary:	37.95	38.67	41.61	42.35	41.24	38.50	41.40
Secondary:	30.11	29.11	30.03	34.48	41.80	44.20	45.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	74.05	78.19	80.35	84.97	85.18	77.90	81.00
Instructional Aides:	26.83	25.52	28.38	28.84	28.15	25.20	27.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	6.44	4.97	5.28	5.56	5.40	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.67	6.37	8.01	8.57	5.59	4.50	3.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.70	3.43	3.91	3.91	1.85	0.90	0.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.97	2.94	3.02	3.60	2.68	2.50	2.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.08	1.06	1.06	1.10	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	2.12	3.00	3.62	3.63	4.02	4.80	4.10
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.85	2.90	4.10
District Administrative Support:	5.87	7.15	6.82	9.04	11.58	10.70	11.10
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.30	6.40
School Administrative Support:	11.13	13.14	13.00	13.07	12.77	10.00	9.60
Student Support Services:	5.78	5.92	4.90	4.88	4.84	3.00	3.40
Other Support Services:	4.65	4.65	4.65	5.66	3.82	5.10	5.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.23	17.40	16.51	15.54	14.68	14.98	14.64

Schools

La Junta Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	901 Smithland Ave, La Junta CO 81050
La Junta Jr/Sr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	1817 Smithland Ave, La Junta CO 81050
La Junta Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	600 West Topeka, La Junta CO 81050

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	27	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19.2	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.2	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.5	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.4	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	23.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	24.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.1	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	23	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	33.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39.7	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	18.3	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	23.1	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.9	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.2	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	39.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32.7	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29.2	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.8	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.7	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.5	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25.6	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.4	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56.1	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	36.2	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39.0	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,695,000	$10,592		$14,359,000	$10,969		$15,118,000	$11,470
Federal:	$2,380,000	$1,841	17.4%	$2,345,000	$1,791	16.3%	$2,476,000	$1,879	16.4%
State:	$7,653,000	$5,919	55.9%	$7,938,000	$6,064	55.3%	$8,583,000	$6,512	56.8%
Local:	$3,662,000	$2,832	26.7%	$4,076,000	$3,114	28.4%	$4,059,000	$3,080	26.8%
Total Expenditures:	$13,302,000	$10,288		$13,886,000	$10,608		$17,133,000	$12,999
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,357,000	$8,783		$11,839,000	$9,044		$12,074,000	$9,161
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,223,000	$4,813	54.8%	$6,394,000	$4,885	54.0%	$6,352,000	$4,819	52.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$713,000	$551	6.3%	$938,000	$717	7.9%	$1,062,000	$806	8.8%
Administration:	$1,816,000	$1,404	16.0%	$1,905,000	$1,455	16.1%	$1,972,000	$1,496	16.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,605,000	$2,015	22.9%	$2,602,000	$1,988	22.0%	$2,688,000	$2,039	22.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$813,000	$629		$876,000	$669		$3,767,000	$2,858
Construction:	$186,000	$144		$106,000	$81		$2,657,000	$2,016
Total Other:	$175,000	$135		$192,000	$147		$178,000	$135
Interest on Debt:	$271,000	$210		$283,000	$216		$397,000	$301

Total Salary:	$5,699,000	$4,408		$5,970,000	$4,561		$6,443,000	$4,888
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,109,000	$3,178	72.1%	$4,306,000	$3,290	72.1%	$4,472,000	$3,393	69.4%
Other Salary:	$1,590,000	$1,230	27.9%	$1,664,000	$1,271	27.9%	$1,971,000	$1,495	30.6%
Total Benefit:	$1,670,000	$1,292		$1,631,000	$1,246		$1,633,000	$1,239
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,225,000	$947	73.4%	$1,201,000	$917	73.6%	$1,176,000	$892	72.0%
Other Benefit:	$445,000	$344	26.6%	$430,000	$328	26.4%	$457,000	$347	28.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.3%	65.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.6%	34.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.9%	25.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.6%	17.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.0%	35.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.3%	16.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.2%	7.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,966.0	$36,003.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,203.0	$28,991.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,410.0	$32,650.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,422.0	$39,287.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$41,334.0	$41,094.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$31,378.0	$41,127.0

* East Otero School District R-1 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.