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East Otero School District No. R1 Schools
East Otero School District No. R1 is a public school district in Colorado, based in Otero County (La Junta). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
East Otero School District No. R1 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for East Otero School District No. R1
1 of 4 schools in East Otero School District No. R1 carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 1
Every school in East Otero School District No. R1
High schools (1)
- La Junta Jrsr High School, La Junta
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D La Junta Intermediate School, La Junta
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- La Junta Primary School, La Junta
Other schools and academies (1)
- Tiger Trades Academy, La Junta
Where East Otero School District No. R1 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- La Junta (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Otero County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,326 students with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers and 219 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0805130
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rocky Ford School District No. R2 (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Las Animas School District No. Re-1 (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Fowler School District No. R4J (3 schools, 32 mi)
- Pritchett School District No. Re-3 (3 schools, 48 mi)
- Pueblo County School District 70 (25 schools, 56 mi)
- Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and (3 schools, 61 mi)
- Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and (34 schools, 62 mi)
- Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and (3 schools, 64 mi)
Questions about East Otero School District No. R1
How many schools are in East Otero School District No. R1?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in East Otero School District No. R1, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does East Otero School District No. R1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: La Junta.
How good are the schools in East Otero School District No. R1?
Across the 1 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend East Otero School District No. R1?
1,326 students were enrolled in East Otero School District No. R1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is East Otero School District No. R1?
East Otero School District No. R1 is in Colorado, based in Otero County, with its district office in La Junta. Its boundary covers about 726 sq mi.