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Alamosa School District RE-11J
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,116 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
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Alamosa School District RE-11J is a school district in Colorado (Alamosa and Conejos counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,116 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 1

General election

General election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 1

Andria Gay and Kaylee Gomez Romero ran in the general election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 1 on November 7, 2023.

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Kaylee Gomez Romero (Nonpartisan)

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Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 2

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Louella Lenberg ran in the general election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 2 on November 7, 2023.

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Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 5

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Michael Mumper ran in the general election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 5 on November 7, 2023.

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Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 7

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General election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 7

Patrick Alan Colvin ran in the general election for Alamosa School District RE-11J school board, District 7 on November 7, 2023.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Colorado are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-104

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: August 29, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Colorado are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Colorado are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Colorado Statute Section 1-4-803(4) states, "A candidate for the office of school director shall not run as a candidate of any political party for that school directorship."

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Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

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Term length and staggering

School board members have four-year terms unless a school board passes a resolution to extend the terms to six years.

Any school district coterminous with a city and county (Denver Public Schools) have four-year board member terms. As of 2022, Denver Public Schools was the only school district coterminous with a city and county.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-105

Colorado school districts have staggered elections with as close to half of their board members as possible elected every two years to four-year terms. The board of education can extend or reduce for two years the terms of one or more board members as necessary to achieve staggered elections with as close to the same number of seats up for election as possible every two years.

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Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

Except for districts coterminous with a city and county (Denver as of 2022), school board members are elected at large by default. They can be elected from residence area restriction sub-districts or through a combination of at-large and residence area restriction sub-districts if the school district passes a resolution to change district representation. Regardless of whether the district elects some or all board members from certain residence areas (sub-districts), all voters vote in each school board race up for election. As of 2022, 73% of the school districts in the state elected their school board members at large, while 21% elected their members from sub-districts, and the remaining 6% elected their members through a combination of both.

School districts coterminous with a city and county must have a seven-member board of education with one member elected from each of five director districts and two members elected from the district at large. As of 2022, Denver Public Schools was the only district coterminous with a city and county.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-109 and C.R.S. 22-31-131

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline is sixty-seven days before the election date.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-107

School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens ninety days before the election, which is 23 days before the filing deadline.

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Newly elected school board members are sworn into office no later than ten days after election results are certified.

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About the district

School board

The Alamosa School District RE-11J consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Alan ColvinDistrict 7
Andria GayDistrict 1
Louella LenbergDistrict 2
Michael MumperDistrict 5
Heidi RichardsonDistrict 6
Gloria SolisDistrict 4
Amanda WilkinsonDistrict 3

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Overlapping state house districts

Alamosa School District RE-11J
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Colorado House of Representatives District 62Matthew MartinezDemocratic Party 100% 4%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,308,000 $3,358 24%
Local: $7,236,000 $3,325 24%
State: $16,032,000 $7,368 52%
Total: $30,576,000 $14,051
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,579,000 $11,755
Total Current Expenditures: $23,269,000 $10,693
Instructional Expenditures: $11,968,000 $5,500 47%
Student and Staff Support: $4,518,000 $2,076 18%
Administration: $2,713,000 $1,246 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,070,000 $1,870 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,655,000 $760
Construction: $44,000 $20
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $414,000 $190

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 <50 PS 19 PS <50 35-39
2018-2019 24 21-39 <50 19 <50 <=20 37
2017-2018 24 <50 <50 20 <50 21-39 32
2016-2017 21 <50 <50 16 <50 <=20 30
2015-2016 25 21-39 <50 19 <50 21-39 35
2014-2015 24 40-59 <=20 20 <50 40-59 32
2013-2014 49 >=50 >=50 42 <50 >=50 61
2012-2013 47 >=50 <50 41 >=50 >=50 59
2011-2012 44 >=50 PS 37 <50 <50 57
2010-2011 78 >=50 PS 72 PS 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 >=50 PS 28 PS <50 55-59
2018-2019 36 40-59 <50 31 <50 21-39 49
2017-2018 35 >=50 <50 32 <50 21-39 43
2016-2017 33 <50 <50 29 <50 21-39 43
2015-2016 35 40-59 <50 30 <50 40-59 46
2014-2015 36 60-79 21-39 30 <50 40-59 49
2013-2014 64 >=50 >=50 57 <50 >=50 78
2012-2013 65 >=50 >=50 58 >=50 >=50 79
2011-2012 63 >=50 PS 56 >=50 >=50 77
2010-2011 88 >=50 PS 85 PS 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-84 PS PS 75-79 PS 85-89
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 70-79
2015-2016 80-84 PS 70-74 PS >=90
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 70-74 PS PS 80-89
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS 70-74 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS 75-79 80-84
2011-2012 70-74 PS 65-69 PS 80-89
2010-2011 75-79 PS 70-74 PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,116 -3.4
2021-2022 2,188 0.5
2020-2021 2,176 -5.6
2019-2020 2,298 -1.5
2018-2019 2,333 -0.1
2017-2018 2,336 -0.1
2016-2017 2,339 4.4
2015-2016 2,237 4.5
2014-2015 2,136 4.2
2013-2014 2,046 -1.3
2012-2013 2,072 -1.3
2011-2012 2,098 0.8
2010-2011 2,081 1.7
2009-2010 2,046 -3.6
2008-2009 2,119 -1.3
2007-2008 2,147 0.0
2006-2007 2,148 -5.4
2005-2006 2,265 0.6
2004-2005 2,252 -9.0
2003-2004 2,454 7.1
2002-2003 2,280 -7.4
2001-2002 2,448 0.8
2000-2001 2,429 1.2
1999-2000 2,401 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Alamosa School District RE-11J (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 3.3
Black 0.8 4.6
Hispanic 64.4 35.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.3
Two or More Races 2.0 5.1
White 30.0 50.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Alamosa School District RE-11J had 135.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.61.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 64.60
Secondary: 60.94
Total: 135.54

Alamosa School District RE-11J employed 2.00 district administrators and 10.94 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 8.87
School Administrators: 10.94
School Administrative Support: 12.88
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.89
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.15
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.93
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.93
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 11.59
Other Support Services: 42.38

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Alamosa School District RE-11J operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alamosa Alternative Education School436-12
Alamosa Elementary School 3-55043-5
Alamosa Elementary School K-2433KG-2
Alamosa High School5829-12
Alamosa Online14KG-12
Ortega Middle School5406-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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