Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hesperus, Colorado
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School in Hesperus, Colorado enrolled 116 students in 2024-25 with 11.3 full-time teachers, 10.2 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, 40-49% 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 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
98 students in 2022-23, 106 students in 2023-24, 116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.6 to 11.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 98 | 11.6 | 8.4 |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 116 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
10.2 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School enrolled 82 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.4% of students were White, 21.6% Hispanic, 3.4% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White72.4%
- Hispanic21.6%
- American Indian3.4%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Black0.9%
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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% 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 | 40‑49% | 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.
What to look at next about Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 107 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- The Juniper SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 171 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School with Sunnyside Elementary 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 ColoradoFort Lewis Mesa Elementary School is the number 959 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#959 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.10.2:1
- 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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
How many students attend Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School?
116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 98 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hesperus, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School?
10.2 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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School a Title I school?
Fort Lewis 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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% 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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School in?
Durango School District No. 9-R, NCES district ID 0803480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080348000450 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.