South Conejos School District is located in the town of Antonito and the County of Conejos on the southern edge of the San Luis Valley and is affiliated with San Luis Valley BOCES (9055). According to census data from Data USA, in 2023, Antonito had a population of 681 people with a median age of 45.5 and a median household income of $29,583. Between 2022 and 2023, the population grew from 634 to 681, a 7.41% increase, and its median household income grew from $28,639 to $29,583, a 3.3% increase…
. From 2022 to 2023, employment in Antonito grew at a rate of 22.6%, from 221 employees to 271 employees. Employment data is based on residential information, meaning that employees may live in Antonito and work somewhere else. The average commute time for employment was 21.8 minutes. The town's demographic composition is 92.2% Hispanic and 7.8% White Non-Hispanic. The median property value in Antonito was $81,300, which is 3.73 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023, the median property value increased from $69,400 to $81,300, a 17.1% increase. The home ownership rate is 70% which is higher than the national average of 65%. 27.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Antonito (188 out of 681 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. 86.9% of the population of Antonito has health coverage, with 12.8% on employee plans, 39.9% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 0.587% on military or VA plans. Between 2022 and 2023, the percentage of uninsured citizens in Antonito declined from 15.1% to 13.1%. The district serves one K-5 elementary school and one 6-12 middle/high school, housed within one building in Antonito. The district employs 7 elementary teachers, 7 secondary teachers, and 3.5 K-12 teachers with one vacant position. A significant shift in the district over the past three years has been the increase in Alternatively Licensed teachers, long-term substitutes, and J-1 Visa teachers. Of 17.5 teachers, 10.5 are licensed, 3 are alternatively licensed, and 3 are long-term substitutes. 5 teachers are J-1 Visa teachers. Currently, 28% of teachers have less than 5 years of experience, 48% have 5-10 years of experience, and 24% have more than 10 years of teaching experience. As of the October count date 2025, there are 161 K-12 students in the district, a 8.5% decrease since the previous year (176). At the elementary school, there are 66 K-5 students, 85% of students qualify for free-reduced lunches (56 of 66); at the middle/high school, there are 95 6-12 students, 86% of students qualify for free-reduced lunches (82 of 95). The 2024-2025 student stability rate was 86.8% making the mobility rate 13.2%. The attendance rate was 87.9% while the truancy rate was 4.4%. The 2025 District Performance Framework was a multi-year report (3 years, 2023 to 2025). The District was accredited with an Improvement Plan, earning 47.1 of 100 points (2024 3-year = 46.5 of 100). Academic Achievement did not meet expectations, earning 27.7% (2024 = 25%); Academic Growth was approaching expectations, earning 41.7% (2024 = 41.3%); and Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness met expectations, earning 73.7% (2024 = 75%). SCSD is in its fourth year of engaging students through Expeditionary Learning (EL) Education, a model designed to meet the specific needs of the district?s population. The district?s EL journey began with a year of exploration, followed by a second year focused on beginning engagement with the EL network and the implementation of Crew. By the third year, the district was using the EL curriculum, and this year marks the first full implementation of EL practices across all grade levels. Alongside the adoption of EL, SCSD is also involved in several Colorado Department of Education (CDE) grants, including Counselor Corps, EASI Transformation Network, EASI Supplemental, and COMTSS, aimed at improving both academic and social-emotional outcomes. These efforts have already started to show positive shifts, reflecting the district?s commitment to holistic student development and school improvement.
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Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.