Best Public Schools in Zip Code 81063

Summary:

The 81063 zip code area is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12, including 1 elementary school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative virtual school. The data reveals a school district that is struggling academically, with both the Crowley County Elementary K-6 and Crowley County Junior and Senior High School performing well below state averages on standardized tests.

Crowley County Elementary K-6 has consistently low performance, with only 28.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 13.8% proficient in Math. The Crowley County Junior and Senior High School also has low academic achievement, with only 50% of 11th graders proficient in Reading/Writing and just 10% proficient in Math on the SAT. Both schools have very high chronic absenteeism rates of 27.7%, well above the state average.

The Crowley County Virtual Education Academy stands out as a potential bright spot, providing an alternative option for students with a high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2%. However, the overall data paints a picture of a Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J that is struggling to support the academic needs of its students, likely due to the high-poverty student populations and other socioeconomic factors.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)			CMAS Science (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	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Crowley County Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Main St	Ordway	81063	Crowley County	Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 267-3582	156	7	22.2	51.9%	81 (51.9%)	3 (1.9%)	67 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	19.5	270^th of 328 public high schools	17.7%					(n/a)	50.0	10.0								12.5	$21,681
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%)	17.5	774^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.9	697^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.1%	77			31.8	16.7	28.8	18.2	12.5	13.8	29.2		$20,872
Crowley County Virtual Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	1001 Main Street	Ordway	81063	Crowley County	Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(719) 267-3117	18	2	8.7		9 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$11,386

Cities Near Zip Code 81063

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ordway	1.69 mi	3	190^th
Manzanola	10.23 mi	2
Rocky Ford	13.72 mi	2	155^th
Fowler	15.39 mi	3	94^th
Cheraw	17.35 mi	1

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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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