Florida Mesa Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Durango, Colorado
Florida Mesa Elementary School in Durango, Colorado enrolled 293 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
278 students in 2022-23, 286 students in 2023-24, 293 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.3 to 28.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 278 | 24.3 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 25.3 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 293 | 28.3 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Florida Mesa Elementary School enrolled 242 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 242 of the 242 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent49.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.0% of students were White, 27.6% Hispanic, 9.2% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White56.0%
- Hispanic27.6%
- American Indian9.2%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Florida Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30‑34% | 31% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Durango
7 public elementary schools in Durango report 2024-25 enrollment; Florida Mesa Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Elementary School | 452 | 12.7 | 35.4% |
| Riverview Elementary School | 374 | 12.1 | 28.3% |
| Needham Elementary School | 367 | 11.6 | 40.3% |
| Florida Mesa Elementary School | 293 | 10.4 | 49.1% |
| Animas Valley Elementary School | 185 | 10.2 | 36.2% |
| The Juniper School | 171 | 14.5 | 36.3% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 107 | 9.8 | 45.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Florida Mesa Elementary School
- The Juniper SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 171 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 452 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Compare Florida Mesa Elementary School with The Juniper SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Durango School District No. 9-R spends per student$14,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,729
- The largest public schools in ColoradoFlorida Mesa Elementary School is the number 721 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#721 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Florida Mesa Elementary School
How many students attend Florida Mesa Elementary School?
293 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 278 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Durango, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Florida Mesa Elementary School?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Florida Mesa Elementary School a Title I school?
Florida Mesa Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Florida Mesa Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Florida Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Florida Mesa Elementary School in?
Durango School District No. 9-R, NCES district ID 0803480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080348000449 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.