Otis School District No. R-3

Summary:

The Otis School District No. R-3 in Colorado operates two schools: Otis Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 7-12, and Otis Elementary School, serving grades K-6. While the elementary school was once a top performer in the state, the high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Otis Elementary School had a very high statewide ranking in the 2013-2014 school year, placing 78th out of 962 Colorado elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the elementary school was performing exceptionally well at that time. In contrast, Otis Junior-Senior High School has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past few years, going from 191st out of 349 Colorado high schools in 2023-2024 to 249th out of 349 in 2022-2023, indicating the high school may be struggling compared to other schools in the state.

Both schools in the Otis School District No. R-3 face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of around 28% and relatively low proficiency rates in CMAS English Language Arts and Math, especially at the high school level. Additionally, the district serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, over 50% at both schools. Addressing these issues and improving core academic skills across the district could be key priorities for the Otis School District No. R-3 moving forward.

District Detail

518 Dungan Street
Otis, CO 80743-9251

(970) 246-3486

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 192

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)	CMAS Math (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math All Grades	Total
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	518 Dungan Street	Otis	80743	Washington County	Otis School District No. R-3	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 246-3486	90	10	9.3	56.7%	78 (86.7%)	1 (1.1%)	11 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			36.8	23.7	$22,242
Otis Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	518 Dungan	Otis	80743	Washington County	Otis School District No. R-3	No	No	No	No	(970) 246-3486	102	8	12.9	55.9%	88 (86.3%)	2 (2.0%)	11 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	127^th of 328 public high schools	61.3%		42.9	191^st of 349 public high schools	45.3%	64	69.0	38.0	30.3	15.2	$18,508

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Akron School District No. R-1	12.55 mi	2	63^rd
Yuma 1 School District	12.65 mi	4	92^nd
Lone Star School District No. 101	14.95 mi	3
Arickaree School District No. R-2	28.45 mi	2
School District No. Re-4 Buffalo	30.67 mi	2	44^th

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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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