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La Junta Jr/Sr High School

La Junta Jr/Sr High School school profile in La Junta, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
66/100
strong current academics with higher local pressure · high confidence
Enrollment
460
Enrollment has declined 15% over the available history.
FRL Share
70.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
658.7
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives La Junta Jr/Sr High School

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Academic Quality

77

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

66

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

68

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

34

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against La Junta and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 48 · Colorado 48
66 48
2 Academic average
Peer 615.2 · Colorado 615.2
658.7 615.2
3 ELA
Peer 735.7 · Colorado 735.7
708.9 735.7
4 Math
Peer 460.4 · Colorado 460.4
551.2 460.4
5 Science
Peer 705 · Colorado 705
716.1 705
6 Enrollment
Peer 621 · Colorado 621
460 621
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
La Junta 4.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
4.6 / 1k 4.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
La Junta $1,824 · Colorado $1,977
$1,824 $1,824
3 Home price
La Junta $216,832 · Colorado $556,199
$216,832 $216,832
4 Poverty rate
La Junta 26.3% · Colorado 10.1%
27.9% 26.3%
5 Median income
La Junta $54,727 · Colorado $101,131
$53,906 $54,727
6 Renter share
La Junta 31% · Colorado 32.6%
33.6% 31%
Research notes

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Academic picture

La Junta Jr/Sr High School currently posts a blended academic reading around 658.7, with ELA at 708.9, Math at 551.2, and Science at 716.1. Against Colorado high schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 77/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 15% over the available history. ELA has moved down 12.5 points over the available history. Math has moved down 26 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 66/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

La Junta Jr/Sr High School currently serves about 460 students. FRL share sits near 70.4%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 968600 carries violent crime around 4.6 / 1k, market rent near $1,824, median income near $53,906, and home-price context near $216,832. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 81001 where rent context currently sits near $1,824 and home-price context near $216,832. Nearby violent crime has moved down 26% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

La Junta Jr/Sr High School currently reads as strong current academics with higher local pressure. The total TractSignal school score is 66/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.