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Rocky Ford Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Ford Elementary School serves 305 students in grades K-6 in Rocky Ford, Colorado — a small agricultural community in the Arkansas Valley where 84.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school belongs to Rocky Ford School District No. R2, which ranks in the bottom fifth of Colorado districts. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2, students enjoy relatively small classes, but academic performance lags the state across all subjects.

Academically, Rocky Ford Elementary School scores well below state averages, though it is not the lowest performer in its area. In 2025-2026, 28.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (state: 44.7%) and 22.7% in Math (state: 37.3%). That places Rocky Ford ahead of La Junta Intermediate School and Manzanola Elementary School, roughly tied with Crowley County Elementary K-6, but well behind Fowler Elementary School and Swink Elementary School. Science is the most urgent concern: just 7.7% of 5th graders were proficient, down sharply from 27.6% four years earlier and far below every nearby school — including Swink (51.9%), Manzanola (37.5%), Crowley County (29.2%), and Fowler (25.0%).

There are meaningful bright spots. Chronic absenteeism improved from 29.0% to 24.3%, now below the state average of 28.4% and better than most nearby schools, including Fowler Elementary School (30.9%) and La Junta Primary School (29.0%). The school has also shown relative success with Hispanic and low-income students, who have historically scored around or above the state median for their subgroups. Still, the overall state ranking has slipped from the 52nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 22nd percentile today. Sustaining attendance gains and investing in elementary Science instruction are the most promising paths toward reversing that decline.

305

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,013

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

901 South 11th Street
Rocky Ford, CO 81067-2154

(719) 254-7669

District: Rocky Ford School District No. R2

Students who attend Rocky Ford Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

White:

23.9%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Colorado avg41%

738^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd of 114Rocky Ford School District No. R2 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	738 of 946	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	709 of 950	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	578 of 943	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	561 of 933	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	442 of 921	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	458 of 710	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	639 of 965	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	612 of 917	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	572 of 929	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	527 of 914	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.9	676 of 938	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	655 of 962	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.3	737 of 954	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	777 of 935	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	773 of 935	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	675 of 925	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	688 of 872	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	624 of 849	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	684 of 852	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	672 of 829	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.2	689 of 823	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	716 of 808	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	575 of 695	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	538 of 694	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	426 of 684	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	487 of 642	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	358 of 595	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	307 of 351	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	626 of 758	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	614 of 690	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	92 of 247	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	79 of 197	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	97 of 270	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	114 of 172	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	50.3	119 of 265	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	541 of 697	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	501 of 700	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	404 of 683	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	484 of 649	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	272 of 594	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	281 of 352	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	438 of 764	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	461 of 693	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Math23%-15 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	20.5	738^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.0%		22.1	709^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.4%	29	23.7	36.4	23.1	27.5	28.5	21.1	27.3	15.4	25.0	22.7	7.7			$20,013
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%)	69	274^th of 946 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.2	390^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.9%	116	57.9	55.2	51.9		54.7	50.0	55.2	44.4		50.0	51.9	82.1%	17.9%	$17,792
Manzanola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32475 County Road 11.5	Manzanola	80158	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)					11.1					704.0				$11,440
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)												82.1%	2.4%	$00
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%)	12.6	847^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.5%		13	838^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.8%	9	30.3	23.0	20.6	23.3	24.0	17.3	11.5	8.2	9.2	11.3	14.4			$00
Crowley County Elementary K-6	Public	K-6	1001 Main St	Ordway	81063	Crowley County	Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 267-9880	156	13	12.3	69.9%	86 (55.1%)	3 (1.9%)	58 (37.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	22.7	705^th of 946 public elementary schools	25.5%		17.5	774^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.5%	69	26.1	25.0	38.9	30.0	29.4	34.8	12.5	22.2	20.0	22.4	721.0			$23,376
Fowler Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 West Grant	Fowler	81093	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%)	44.3	477^th of 946 public elementary schools	49.6%		49.9	443^rd of 950 public elementary schools	53.4%	34	48.1	39.1	52.4	38.1	44.6	55.6	30.4	20.0	23.8	34.1	25.0	79.2%	4.2%	$15,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Ford Elementary School

What district is Rocky Ford Elementary School in?

Rocky Ford School District No. R2

How many students attend Rocky Ford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Rocky Ford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Ford Elementary School?

Students at Rocky Ford Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 24% White.

Is Rocky Ford Elementary School a good school?

Rocky Ford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Ford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Ford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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