Durango School District No. 9-R

Summary:

The Durango School District No. 9-R in Colorado is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole performs well above the state averages on standardized assessments, ranking 30th out of 116 districts in Colorado and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Park Elementary School ranks 177 out of 943 Colorado elementary schools and has strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60.6%) and Math (53.9%). The Juniper School, a public charter elementary/middle school, also impresses with high proficiency in Science (52.4%) and English Language Arts (54.9%). Additionally, the small Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (59.6%) and Math (51.1%).

While the district overall is high-performing, there are some disparities in student demographics and economic disadvantage across the schools. Durango High School is the most diverse, with 69.76% White and 21.04% Hispanic students, while The Juniper School is the least diverse at 81.48% White. The schools with the highest free and reduced lunch rates are Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary (70.41%) and Florida Mesa Elementary (42.45%), indicating higher levels of economic disadvantage in those communities.

District Detail

201 East 12th Street
Durango, CO 81301

(970) 247-5411

SchoolDigger Rank:
30^th of 116 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,146

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	2608 Junction Street	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-1418	398	29	13.9	34.2%	285 (71.6%)	4 (1.0%)	68 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	60.5	154^th of 485 public middle schools	68.2%		52.8	194^th of 480 public middle schools	59.6%	40										37.3	54.7	61.7	51.7				24.0	29.2	44.9	33.5		49.3		$14,907
Needham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 West Third Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-4791	347	29	11.8	46.1%	239 (68.9%)	5 (1.4%)	62 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	55.1	402^nd of 943 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.6	425^th of 933 public elementary schools	54.4%	23							55.6	42.6	56.8				51.3	50.9	29.8	25.0				35.9	42.2			$14,061
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E. 6th Ave.	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-3718	439	32	13.6	39.4%	258 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (23.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	78.8	177^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.2%		78.2	178^th of 933 public elementary schools	80.9%	1							64.3	58.7	57.1				60.6	55.3	50.8	55.2				53.9	55.2			$13,882
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Mesa Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-3862	413	33	12.6	24.7%	315 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	61.1	351^st of 943 public elementary schools	62.8%		64.1	308^th of 933 public elementary schools	67.0%	43							62.8	51.9	44.4				54.3	56.4	40.4	20.8				41.5	40.7			$14,276
Durango High School	Public	9-12	2390 Main Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 259-1630	1,343	82	16.4	30.2%	916 (68.2%)	11 (0.8%)	295 (22.0%)	5 (0.4%)	65 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.7%)	73.4	84^th of 349 public high schools	75.9%		76.9	76^th of 349 public high schools	78.2%	8	79.0	38.0	74.0	42.0	77.0	44.0																	53.0	$13,329
Durango Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	150 Tech Center Dr	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 259-0203	91	9	9.7	60.4%	58 (63.7%)	1 (1.1%)	23 (25.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	35.9	215^th of 349 public high schools	38.4%		35.1	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%	2	61.0	17.0			53.0																			$19,921
Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	150 Tech Center Drive	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	Yes	Yes	(970) 247-5411	752	71	10.5		425 (56.5%)	17 (2.3%)	236 (31.4%)	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.0%)								(n/a)	70.0	13.0			67.0				17.6				38.9							16.7				$13,912
The Juniper School	Public, Charter	K-8	225 Sawyer Dr	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 764-4185	169	14	11.9	37.9%	136 (80.5%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.2%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	63.7	331^st of 943 public elementary schools	64.9%		82.7	137^th of 933 public elementary schools	85.3%	194							66.7	50.0	52.4				54.9	50.0	29.2	42.9				37.8	52.4			$11,033
Escalante Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Baker Lane	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-9491	511	33	15.2	45.6%	321 (62.8%)	5 (1.0%)	124 (24.3%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)										55.2			46.8					40.1		37.4				$15,382
Animas Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	373 Hermosa Meadows Road	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-0124	183	18	10.3	41.5%	105 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (29.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	53.6	420^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.5%		34.3	563^rd of 933 public elementary schools	39.7%	143							48.1	50.0	57.9				51.4	42.9	26.9	42.1				37.0	31.6			$19,705
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Cr 218	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 259-5249	108	11	10.2	45.4%	65 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)								(n/a)													35.1							15.8				$19,552
Florida Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Highway 172	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-4250	286	25	11.3	50.3%	170 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (29.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	31.2	602^nd of 943 public elementary schools	36.2%		43.2	490^th of 933 public elementary schools	47.5%	112							50.0	33.3	38.2				39.3	28.6	20.8	20.6				23.0	23.5			$16,985
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11274 Highway 140	Hesperus	81326	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 588-3331	106	11	9.9	55.7%	80 (75.5%)	1 (0.9%)	17 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)							52.4						59.6	42.9						51.1				$21,896

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
State Charter School Institute	0.71 mi	49	45^th
San Juan boces	1.31 mi	1
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	15.38 mi	4	77^th
Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	17.21 mi	4	105^th
Mancos School District Re-6	23.34 mi	4

Durango School District No. 9-R

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