Centauri Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · La Jara, Colorado
Centauri Middle School in La Jara, Colorado enrolled 211 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
228 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 211 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.2 to 16.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 228 | 16.2 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 17.6 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 211 | 16.1 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Colorado middle schools
Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centauri Middle School enrolled 242 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 242 of the 242 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent34.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.1% of students were Hispanic, 46.4% White, 0.5% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.1%
- White46.4%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Centauri Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 27% | 31% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Centauri Middle School
- Antonito Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 24 students, 6.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Ortega Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 471 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Centauri Middle School with Antonito Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Conejos School District No. Re1J spends per student$11,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,862
- The largest public schools in ColoradoCentauri Middle School is the number 223 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#223 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.13.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Centauri Middle School
How many students attend Centauri Middle School?
211 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 228 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in La Jara, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Centauri Middle School?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Centauri Middle School a Title I school?
Centauri Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Centauri Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Centauri Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Centauri Middle School in?
North Conejos School District No. Re1J, NCES district ID 0805100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080510000842 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.