Best Public Schools in La Plata County, Colorado & Rankings

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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
Animas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	271 Twin Buttes Ave	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 247-2474	234	20	11.4	26.1%	190 (81.2%)	4 (1.7%)	22 (9.4%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	67	104^th of 349 public high schools	70.2%		63.4	118^th of 349 public high schools	66.2%	14	91.0	28.0	79.0	44.0	73.0	28.0																	43.2	$10,857
Mountain Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	108 West 31st Street	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 828-5600	301	15	19.9		264 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	92.8	27^th of 485 public middle schools	94.4%		91.4	35^th of 480 public middle schools	92.7%	8								63.8	77.6	78.6	80.0	76.4	75.1		55.2	79.3	56.4	60.0	57.1	61.7	73.2	64.2		$9,642
Bayfield Intermediate School	Public	3-5	720 E Oak	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 884-9571	297	26	11.6	47.5%	224 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	37.2	548^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.2	578^th of 933 public elementary schools	38.0%	30							32.1	36.7	37.9				35.7	39.5	27.3	32.3				32.7	34.0			$13,797
Bayfield Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E. Oak	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9592	285	25	11.4	37.2%	206 (72.3%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	27.2	328^th of 485 public middle schools	32.4%		32.3	303^rd of 480 public middle schools	36.9%	25										33.7	36.0	22.1	31.0				19.6	19.8	16.9	18.8		29.9		$14,626
Bayfield High School	Public	9-12	800 Co Rd 501	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9521	422	33	12.6	34.4%	313 (74.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	36.6	210^th of 349 public high schools	39.8%		43.8	184^th of 349 public high schools	47.3%	26	63.0	22.0	57.0	30.0	51.0	22.0																	23.9	$14,874
Bayfield Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	511 East Mustang Lane	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 884-0881	249	18	13.6	40.6%	175 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)																								$14,271
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ignacio Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Ignacio Street	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	No	(970) 563-0600	155	15	10.4	65.2%	30 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	21.3	361^st of 485 public middle schools	25.6%		24.8	341^st of 480 public middle schools	29.0%	20										19.2	31.9	34.7	28.4						12.2	7.4		20.4		$20,336
Ignacio High School	Public	9-12	315 Becker Street	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	No	(970) 563-0515	206	19	11.0	50.0%	75 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (35.9%)	1 (0.5%)	44 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	22.2	269^th of 349 public high schools	22.9%		21.6	271^st of 349 public high schools	22.3%	2	52.0	30.0	38.0	11.0	37.0	20.0																	23.3	$22,483
Ignacio Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 County Road 320	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 563-0650	288	26	11.1	64.6%	74 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (38.5%)	4 (1.4%)	87 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	18.7	759^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.5%		14.7	815^th of 933 public elementary schools	12.6%	56							22.7	32.1	31.1				29.0	13.6	12.3	15.6				13.7	26.7			$20,112
Ignacio Early Learning Program	Public	PK	535 Candelaria Drive	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 563-0681	42	2	21.0	26.2%	13 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Southwest Colorado eSchool	Public, Virtual	6-12	701 Camino Del Rio Suite 220	Durango	81301	La Plata County	San Juan boces	No	No	Yes	No	(970) 403-0946	45	4	11.5		33 (73.3%)	2 (4.4%)	7 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)																								$00

Best Public Schools in La Plata County, CO

Mountain Middle School

Park Elementary School

Durango High School

Animas High School

The Juniper School

Riverview Elementary School

Miller Middle School

Needham Elementary School

Animas Valley Elementary School

Bayfield Intermediate School

Bayfield High School

Durango Big Picture High School

Florida Mesa Elementary School

Bayfield Middle School

Ignacio High School

Ignacio Middle School

Ignacio Elementary School

Bayfield Primary School

Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango

Escalante Middle School

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School

Ignacio Early Learning Program

Southwest Colorado eSchool

Sunnyside Elementary School

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