Summary:
Limon Junior-Senior High School is the only high school serving grades 6–12 in Limon School District No. Re 4J, a small rural district in Colorado with a total enrollment of 233 students.
Because this is the only high school in the district, all comparisons are between the school and state averages rather than against a local peer. The school’s biggest strength is English Language Arts: CMAS ELA proficiency across all grades is 60.4%, far above the state’s 44.7%, and 6th grade ELA reaches 70.4% proficiency. Science is also above state averages in both 8th and 11th grades. The graduation rate is a solid 92.6%, compared with 85.6% statewide, and the most recent dropout rate was 0.0%. This strong literacy foundation does not carry over to math, however. CMAS all-grade math proficiency is 36.3%, essentially even with the state, but the gaps widen sharply on college-readiness exams: SAT math proficiency is just 12% versus 32% statewide, and PSAT9 and PSAT10 math scores trail by roughly 15 points. Chronic absenteeism affects 26.3% of students—better than the state’s 28.4% but much higher than the district’s 19.0%—and nearly 44% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school’s student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 offers a favorable environment for targeted support.
One notable concern is the sharp decline in SAT scores from the prior year: reading/writing dropped from 78% to 48% proficiency, and math fell from 34% to 12%. This may reflect a different cohort or testing conditions, but it is a major shift. The school’s statewide rank is 197th out of 338 high schools (42nd percentile), while the district ranks in the 78th percentile of districts, a gap that likely stems from lower SAT math performance and the school’s wide grade span. Overall, Limon Junior-Senior High School offers a strong literacy foundation, good graduation outcomes, and above-average science results, but the math proficiency gap and rising absenteeism are the key areas to watch for parents considering this district.
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