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Best public schools in Durango, CO

14 public schools in Durango: 6 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

6 schools in Durango, best first
1
Park Elementary School 83.3
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 439 students
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 55%
#130 of 775 in Colorado
2
Riverview Elementary School 75.3
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 413 students
ELA 63%Math 49%Science 51%
#192 of 775 in Colorado
3
Needham Elementary School 72.2
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 347 students
ELA 58%Math 49%Science 53%
#216 of 775 in Colorado
4
Animas Valley Elementary School 49.5
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 183 students
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 44%
#392 of 775 in Colorado
5
Sunnyside Elementary School 42.0
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 108 students
ELA 47%Math 25%
#450 of 775 in Colorado
6
Florida Mesa Elementary School 35.9
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades PK-5 · 286 students
ELA 43%Math 28%Science 12%
#497 of 775 in Colorado

Middle schools

3 schools in Durango, best first
1
Mountain Middle School 89.6
State Charter School Institute · Grades 4-8 · Charter · 301 students
ELA 64%Math 63%Science 62%
#27 of 255 in Colorado
2
Escalante Middle School 64.9
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades 6-8 · 511 students
ELA 46%Math 37%
#90 of 255 in Colorado
3
Miller Middle School 64.5
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades 6-8 · 398 students
ELA 48%Math 34%Science 42%
#91 of 255 in Colorado

High schools

3 schools in Durango
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Animas High School —
State Charter School Institute · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 234 students
No published test results
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Durango Big Picture High School —
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades 9-12 · 91 students
No published test results
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Durango High School —
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades 9-12 · 1,343 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Durango
1
The Juniper School 62.4
Durango School District No. 9-R · Grades K-8 · Charter · 169 students
ELA 45%Math 38%Science 46%
#64 of 169 in Colorado

Combined schools

1 school in Durango
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Southwest Colorado eSchool —
San Juan BOCES · Grades 6-12 · 45 students
No published test results

School districts serving Durango

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