Haxtun School District No. Re-2J

Haxtun School District No. Re-2J is a small rural Colorado district serving approximately 297 students across two schools—Haxtun Elementary School (PK-6, 155 students) and Haxtun Junior/Senior High School (7-12, 142 students)—with a 2-star district rating and about a 12:1 student-teacher ratio.

Both schools have remarkably low chronic absenteeism (9.2% elementary, 12.1% high school vs. 28.4% statewide), and the high school has outstanding completion metrics—a 96.2% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate. Haxtun Elementary School is the stronger performer on state CMAS assessments, posting 52.1% ELA proficiency in 2024-2025 (above the state's 44.8%) and beating the high school by 13-20 points in both ELA and math in recent years. The elementary school's ranking jumped from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025 before settling back to 2 stars.

Haxtun Junior/Senior High School's standout strength is literacy: 9th graders scored an exceptional 85% on PSAT9 Reading/Writing vs. 66% statewide, and 11th graders hit 70% on SAT Reading/Writing vs. 62%. However, math is a district-wide weakness—every math score at both schools falls below state averages, with high school CMAS math at just 15.6% and SAT math at 19-21% versus 32% statewide. Science performance diverges sharply: 5th and 8th grade science beat state averages (52.4% and 47.4%), but 11th grade science lags badly at 14.7%. Notably, the elementary school serves a higher-poverty population (40.65% free/reduced lunch vs. 32.39% at the high school) yet still outperforms the high school academically, suggesting strong early-grade programming.