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Best Public Schools in Otero County, CO

At a glance

Schools

2,875

Students

Districts

Top rankedSwink Junior-Senior High School115^th of 328 Colorado high schools

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Biggest riser

Fowler Elementary School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fowler High School 8.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Cheraw School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	110 Lakeview Avenue	Cheraw	81030	Otero County	Cheraw School District No. 31	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 853-6655	209	14	15.4	46.4%	163 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											56.3		30.6					56.3		40.3				$20,099
Fowler Junior High School	Public	7-8	601 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4224	58	5	11.9	60.3%	44 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	44.4	221^st of 469 public middle schools	52.9%		50.9	201^st of 485 public middle schools	58.6%	20											40.7	41.7	41.2					20.0	37.5	28.6		41.7		$16,320
Fowler High School	Public	9-12	600 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4279	101	12	8.5	46.5%	64 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	49.4	154^th of 328 public high schools	53.0%		42.9	190^th of 349 public high schools	45.6%	36	62.0	27.0	74.0	36.0	50.0	38.0																		$23,137
Fowler Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 263-4364	183	18	10.0	58.5%	133 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (23.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	49.9	443^rd of 950 public elementary schools	53.4%		41.9	504^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.6%	61							46.2	41.7	66.7	76.0			57.6	42.3	16.7	16.7	32.0			27.3	33.3			$15,809
La Junta Intermediate School	Public	3-6	901 Smithland Ave.	La Junta	81050	Otero County	East Otero School District No. R1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 384-9151	397	27	14.6	78.3%	100 (25.2%)	1 (0.3%)	287 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	13	838^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.8%		12	854^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.4%	16							24.2	21.9	21.3	20.0			21.9	16.0	14.6						15.8			$00
La Junta Primary School	Public	K-2	601 Topeka Avenue	La Junta	81050	Otero County	East Otero School District No. R1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 384-2991	296	26	11.4	76.4%	77 (26.0%)	1 (0.3%)	211 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								(n/a)																								$00
La Junta Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1817 Smithland Ave	La Junta	81050	Otero County	East Otero School District No. R1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 384-4467	501	32	15.8	72.3%	116 (23.2%)	4 (0.8%)	362 (72.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)																								$00
Tiger Trades Academy	Public	5-12	1401 East 6th Stree	La Junta	81050	Otero County	East Otero School District No. R1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 363-1504	90	6	15.0	90.0%	23 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)																								$00
Manzanola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32475 County Road 11.5	Manzanola	81058	Otero County	Manzanola Joint District No. 3J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 462-5578	71	7	9.5	85.9%	48 (67.6%)	6 (8.5%)	10 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								(n/a)									25.0				17.9								37.5			$11,440
Manzanola Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	32475 County Road 11.5	Manzanola	81058	Otero County	Manzanola Joint District No. 3J	No	No	No	No	(719) 462-5528	103	7	14.1	78.6%	44 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (51.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)	50.0												10.5											$30,325
Rocky Ford Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 South 11th Street	Rocky Ford	81067	Otero County	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 254-7669	305	27	11.2	84.6%	73 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (74.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22.1	709^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.4%		33	578^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.7%	131							29.6	20.5	27.3	35.7			28.5	22.6	31.6	11.4	28.6			23.2	11.4			$20,013
Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 West Washington	Rocky Ford	81067	Otero County	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 254-7431	271	24	11.1	77.5%	56 (20.7%)	2 (0.7%)	210 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38.3	206^th of 328 public high schools	37.2%		22.6	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%	60	54.0	30.0	68.0	35.0	59.0	19.0					40.0	35.9	38.4					25.4	28.2	26.5		23.1	18.2	$22,559
Swink Elementary School	Public	K-5	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 384-8103	131	14	9.3	56.5%	104 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	57.2	390^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.6	268^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.6%	122							56.5	47.8	40.0				48.5	56.5	30.4	50.0				45.5	35.0			$17,792
Swink Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	No	(719) 384-8103	159	10	15.4	44.0%	123 (77.4%)	1 (0.6%)	31 (19.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.4	115^th of 328 public high schools	64.9%		65.5	112^th of 349 public high schools	67.9%	3	70.0			43.0						47.8	42.9	47.1	45.6					35.7		26.5		64.7		$17,414

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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