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Limon School District RE-4J

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Limon School District RE-4J is located in east Colorado. Limon School District RE-4J has 405.71 square miles of land area and 0.86 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Limon School District RE-4J population is 3,576. Limon School District RE-4J median household income is $43,939 in 2010-2014. Limon School District RE-4J median house value is $135,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Limon School District RE-4J is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (28 out of 154, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (25 out of 156, top 16%)* Rank: #42
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,576 (2010-2014), rank #93
Population Growth	8.07% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8.80/sq mi, rank #90
Median Household Income:	$43,939 at 2010-2014—0.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #122
Median House Price:	$135,800 at 2010-2014—9.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #118
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	405.71 sq mi, rank #93
Water Area:	0.86 sq mi (0.21%), rank #92
State:	Colorado
County:	Lincoln County, Elbert County
City:	Limon, Genoa, Hugo, Matheson
Zip:	80828, 80818, 80821, 80830
Area:	Denver-Aurora, CO

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Limon School District RE-4J Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

874 F Ave

Limon CO, 80828, Lincoln County

Phone: 719-775-2350

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	473	447	451	435	448	494	507
English Language Learner Students:	19	20	13	10	16	17	30
Total Teachers:	30.59	28.75	28.21	32.78	37.72	38.30	37.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	1.64	1.68	2.47	1.97	3.01	3.10	2.40
Elementary:	15.95	14.62	13.04	14.13	16.26	16.50	16.30
Secondary:	13.00	12.45	12.70	16.68	18.45	18.70	18.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	33.56	31.89	28.82	29.98	32.08	33.60	31.30
Instructional Aides:	10.04	8.87	6.57	6.96	6.68	8.60	7.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.24	1.08	1.18	1.18	1.58	1.60	1.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.62	0.54	0.59	0.59	0.79	0.80	0.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.62	0.54	0.59	0.59	0.79	0.80	0.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.23	1.21	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
School Administrators:	1.99	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	0.92	0.90	0.32	1.32	1.22	1.20	1.20
Other Support Services:	11.84	11.53	11.45	11.22	12.30	11.90	10.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.46	15.55	15.99	13.27	11.88	12.90	13.59

Schools

Limon Elementary School		Kindergarten to Grade 5	874 F Ave, Limon CO 80828
Limon Junior-Senior High School		Grade 6 to Grade 12	874 F Ave, Limon CO 80828

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	85	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	89	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	83	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.4	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81.1	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	74.2	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.3	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.7	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.9	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.7	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.7	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84.6	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82.7	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.5	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82.9	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.4	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87.2	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	79.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	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:	$4,290,000	$9,512		$5,061,000	$11,634		$4,847,000	$10,819
Federal:	$94,000	$208	2.2%	$249,000	$572	4.9%	$97,000	$217	2.0%
State:	$2,279,000	$5,053	53.1%	$2,393,000	$5,501	47.3%	$2,753,000	$6,145	56.8%
Local:	$1,917,000	$4,251	44.7%	$2,419,000	$5,561	47.8%	$1,997,000	$4,458	41.2%
Total Expenditures:	$4,019,000	$8,911		$4,742,000	$10,901		$4,712,000	$10,518
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,734,000	$8,279		$3,999,000	$9,193		$4,299,000	$9,596
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,179,000	$4,831	58.4%	$2,388,000	$5,490	59.7%	$2,574,000	$5,746	59.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$195,000	$432	5.2%	$209,000	$480	5.2%	$214,000	$478	5.0%
Administration:	$600,000	$1,330	16.1%	$603,000	$1,386	15.1%	$630,000	$1,406	14.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$760,000	$1,685	20.4%	$799,000	$1,837	20.0%	$881,000	$1,967	20.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$80,000	$177		$537,000	$1,234		$213,000	$475
Construction:	$57,000	$126		$441,000	$1,014		$192,000	$429
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$75,000	$166		$78,000	$179		$81,000	$181

Total Salary:	$1,931,000	$4,282		$2,168,000	$4,984		$2,408,000	$5,375
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,278,000	$2,834	66.2%	$1,452,000	$3,338	67.0%	$1,627,000	$3,632	67.6%
Other Salary:	$653,000	$1,448	33.8%	$716,000	$1,646	33.0%	$781,000	$1,743	32.4%
Total Benefit:	$707,000	$1,568		$773,000	$1,777		$804,000	$1,795
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$472,000	$1,047	66.8%	$523,000	$1,202	67.7%	$554,000	$1,237	68.9%
Other Benefit:	$235,000	$521	33.2%	$250,000	$575	32.3%	$250,000	$558	31.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	96.9%	85.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	14.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.4%	11.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	28.1%	29.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	43.8%	38.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.5%	17.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$31,046.0	$35,416.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,526.0	$30,084.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$26,802.0	$32,440.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$33,631.0	$36,677.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$29,017.0	$40,287.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Limon School District RE-4J was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.