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Durango School District No. 9-R Schools
Durango School District No. 9-R is a public school district in Colorado, based in La Plata County (Durango). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Durango School District No. 9-R on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Durango School District No. 9-R
12 of 13 schools in Durango School District No. 9-R carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Durango School District No. 9-R
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Park Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Riverview Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Durango High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B The Juniper School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Miller Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Escalante Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Animas Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Needham Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Florida Mesa Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Durango School District No. 9-R
High schools (2)
- D+ Durango Big Picture High School, Durango
- B+ Durango High School, Durango
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Escalante Middle School, Durango
- B Miller Middle School, Durango
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- C+ Animas Valley Elementary School, Durango
- C Florida Mesa Elementary School, Durango
- B Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School, Hesperus
- C+ Needham Elementary School, Durango
- A- Park Elementary School, Durango
- A- Riverview Elementary School, Durango
- C- Sunnyside Elementary School, Durango
Other schools and academies (2)
- Colorado Connections Academy At Durango, Durango
- B The Juniper School, Durango
Where Durango School District No. 9-R schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: La Plata County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,146 students with 397 full-time-equivalent teachers and 844 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0803480
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mancos School District Re-6 (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Ignacio School District No. 11Jt (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Dolores School District No. Re-4A (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San Juan (3 schools, 39 mi)
- Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 (10 schools, 42 mi)
- Telluride School District No. R-1 (4 schools, 49 mi)
- Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt (5 schools, 49 mi)
Questions about Durango School District No. 9-R
How many schools are in Durango School District No. 9-R?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Durango School District No. 9-R, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Durango School District No. 9-R serve?
The largest by graded schools: Durango, Hesperus.
How good are the schools in Durango School District No. 9-R?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.3%. 92% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Durango School District No. 9-R?
5,146 students were enrolled in Durango School District No. 9-R in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Durango School District No. 9-R?
Durango School District No. 9-R is in Colorado, based in La Plata County, with its district office in Durango. Its boundary covers about 1,079 sq mi.