Summary:
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 is a small, rural district in Weston, Colorado, serving 213 students across two schools: Primero Elementary School (grades PK–5) and Primero Junior-Senior High School (grades 6–12).
The district’s academic anchor is clearly the elementary school. In 2024–25, Primero Elementary School earned a 4-star rating and climbed to the 74th percentile statewide, outperforming the state average in math (42.6% vs. 35.9%) and science (47.1% vs. 39.0%) while nearly matching state ELA scores. This is especially notable given that 36% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. In contrast, Primero Junior-Senior High School has slid from the 65th to the 31st percentile over the same period. Its math proficiency is persistently low—around 20% in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, far below the state’s ~36–37%—and SAT Math trails the state as well. However, the high school shows clear literacy strengths: 10th graders scored 75% proficient on PSAT Reading/Writing in 2024–25, well above the state’s 64%, and the school’s all-grades ELA proficiency (39.1%) beat the district average even in a down year.
The two schools also diverge in other key areas. In 2024–25, the elementary school’s math proficiency was 22 points higher than the high school’s (42.6% vs. 20.4%), suggesting a possible drop-off in math as students advance. Chronic absenteeism is below the state average (28.4%) at both schools, though the elementary’s rate (24.8%) exceeds the district’s 23.3%. The high school reported a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate in 2021–22, but these figures are older and should be weighed against its recent rank decline. With only about 100 students per school, proficiency percentages can swing sharply with just a few students, so year-to-year changes should be interpreted cautiously. Overall, families will find a strong elementary program with state-beating math and science, while the junior-senior high offers solid reading and writing but needs attention in math.
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