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Rocky Ford School District R-2

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Rocky Ford School District R-2 is located in southeast Colorado. Rocky Ford School District R-2 has 132.93 square miles of land area and 1.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rocky Ford School District R-2 population is 5,908. Rocky Ford School District R-2 median household income is $31,473 in 2010-2014. Rocky Ford School District R-2 median house value is $87,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Rocky Ford School District R-2 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (144 out of 154, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (145 out of 156, bottom 7%)* Rank: #167
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,908 (2010-2014), rank #74
Population Growth	9.81% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	43.90/sq mi, rank #39
Median Household Income:	$31,473 at 2010-2014—8.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #168
Median House Price:	$87,800 at 2010-2014—7.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	132.93 sq mi, rank #149
Water Area:	1.66 sq mi (1.24%), rank #62
State:	Colorado
County:	Otero County
City:	Rocky Ford, La Junta, Manzanola
Zip:	81067, 81050, 81058

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Rocky Ford School District R-2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

601 South 8 St

Rocky Ford CO, 81067, Otero County

Phone: 719-254-7423

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	805	825	877	862	878	859	850
English Language Learner Students:	57	63	62	70	80	89	72
Total Teachers:	58.95	57.02	57.27	58.49	64.72	63.70	62.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	4.92	5.00	4.67	5.00	5.67	5.30	5.30
Elementary:	27.84	27.00	26.33	27.00	30.24	29.50	28.90
Secondary:	26.19	25.02	26.27	26.49	28.81	28.90	28.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	60.64	61.36	59.25	62.08	71.42	72.10	68.60
Instructional Aides:	21.50	22.01	19.96	20.37	21.70	23.80	20.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.10	1.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.13	4.10	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.97	1.00	0.96	0.96	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.03	1.00	1.04	2.04	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.13	1.10	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	3.01	2.84	2.90	3.01	2.96	3.00	2.90
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	5.57	5.52	5.27	5.45	5.75	6.10	6.10
School Administrators:	4.09	4.00	4.00	3.97	5.95	6.00	5.90
School Administrative Support:	6.50	6.50	6.51	6.93	8.73	8.90	8.90
Student Support Services:	1.62	1.62	1.62	1.62	1.78	1.80	1.80
Other Support Services:	16.35	15.87	15.99	16.73	19.42	15.30	16.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.66	14.47	15.31	14.74	13.57	13.49	13.54

Schools

Jefferson Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	901 South 11th St, Rocky Ford CO 81067
Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	100 West Washington, Rocky Ford CO 81067
Washington Primary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	709 South 11th St, Rocky Ford CO 81067

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	10	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	5	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	5	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	22	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	30	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	10	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	27	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	13	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	25	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	36	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	33	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	7	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	13	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	24	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	22	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	22	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	20	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	6	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	20	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	9	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	10	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	16	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	23	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	14	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	14	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	17	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	11	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	6	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7.1	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	19.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.2	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.4	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46.8	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.1	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	46.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	26.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.6	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27.7	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	29.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	26.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32.0	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	32.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	32.2	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	18.1	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	23.9	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.9	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41.0	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	31.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	17.6	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	16.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	31.6	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.4	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	19.3	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	28.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	51.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	39.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	23.0	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	28.3	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,972,000	$9,090		$8,737,000	$10,136		$8,621,000	$9,819
Federal:	$1,287,000	$1,468	16.1%	$2,019,000	$2,342	23.1%	$1,435,000	$1,634	16.6%
State:	$5,088,000	$5,802	63.8%	$5,032,000	$5,838	57.6%	$5,593,000	$6,370	64.9%
Local:	$1,597,000	$1,821	20.0%	$1,686,000	$1,956	19.3%	$1,593,000	$1,814	18.5%
Total Expenditures:	$7,884,000	$8,990		$8,166,000	$9,473		$8,199,000	$9,338
Total Current Expenditures:	$7,543,000	$8,601		$7,836,000	$9,090		$7,990,000	$9,100
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,263,000	$4,861	56.5%	$4,462,000	$5,176	56.9%	$4,751,000	$5,411	59.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$571,000	$651	7.6%	$763,000	$885	9.7%	$500,000	$569	6.3%
Administration:	$836,000	$953	11.1%	$791,000	$918	10.1%	$1,050,000	$1,196	13.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,873,000	$2,136	24.8%	$1,820,000	$2,111	23.2%	$1,689,000	$1,924	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$136,000	$155		$213,000	$247		$116,000	$132
Construction:	$6,000	$7		$6,000	$7		$6,000	$7
Total Other:	$28,000	$32		$23,000	$27		$20,000	$23
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$5,000	$6

Total Salary:	$4,000,000	$4,561		$4,193,000	$4,864		$4,545,000	$5,177
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,710,000	$3,090	67.8%	$2,813,000	$3,263	67.1%	$3,053,000	$3,477	67.2%
Other Salary:	$1,290,000	$1,471	32.3%	$1,380,000	$1,601	32.9%	$1,492,000	$1,699	32.8%
Total Benefit:	$1,182,000	$1,348		$1,180,000	$1,369		$1,196,000	$1,362
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$813,000	$927	68.8%	$802,000	$930	68.0%	$807,000	$919	67.5%
Other Benefit:	$369,000	$421	31.2%	$378,000	$439	32.0%	$389,000	$443	32.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.0%	74.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.0%	24.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.4%	29.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.6%	14.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	37.1%	35.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.1%	16.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.8%	4.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,026.0	$33,382.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,449.0	$28,372.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$29,993.0	$30,584.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$35,292.0	$34,935.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$39,767.0	$39,837.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$42,325.0	$38,934.0

* Rocky Ford School District R-2 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.