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Animas Valley Elementary School

Q: Is Animas Valley Elementary School a good school?

Animas Valley Elementary School ranks 467 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Animas Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Durango, Colorado, with 183 students. While the school is part of the Durango School District No. 9-R, which is ranked 34 out of 115 school districts in Colorado, Animas Valley Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages.

In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 33.3% in Science, 49.3% in English Language Arts, and 33.3% in Math, lagging behind the district's 45.7%, 50.6%, and 38.4% respectively. Additionally, Animas Valley Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.6% to 27.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a higher proportion of low-socioeconomic status students, with 41.53% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 39.41% at Riverview Elementary School.

However, Animas Valley Elementary School has shown strengths in supporting certain student subgroups, such as ranking 77th out of 758 Colorado elementary schools for female students and 22nd out of 332 for low-socioeconomic status students in 2018-2019. The school's performance is generally lower than that of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Park Elementary School and Riverview Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates could be a key focus for improvement.

185

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,990

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

373 Hermosa Meadows Road
Durango, CO 81301

(970) 247-0124

District: Durango School District No. 9-R

Students who attend Animas Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Middle School
High:	Durango High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

31.4%

American Indian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2023 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Colorado median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Durango School District No. 9-R's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

467^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Durango School District No. 9-R

34^th of 115Durango School District No. 9-R among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	467 of 950	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	420 of 943	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	563 of 933	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	505 of 921	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	382 of 710	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	326 of 965	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	364 of 917	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	314 of 929	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.8	211 of 914	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	170 of 938	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	245 of 962	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	59.0	415 of 954	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	246 of 935	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	158 of 935	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	232 of 925	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	203 of 872	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	172 of 849	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	98 of 852	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	241 of 829	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	215 of 823	73.9%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	95 of 808	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	85.7	77 of 758	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	206 of 690	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	83.8	22 of 332	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	56.6	111 of 308	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	54.6	310 of 764	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	318 of 693	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	66.3	171 of 596	71.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)93rd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2019)90th percentile+24 vs school

White (2019)71st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)59th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Science33%-6 vs state

Math33%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Animas Valley Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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	185	18	10.1	37.8%	109 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	47.5	467^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.6	420^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.5%	47	57.7	39.1	50.0		49.3	29.6	45.8	25.0	33.3	33.3	$21,990
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	374	31	12.0	30.5%	279 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)	79.3	185^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.5%		61.1	351^st of 943 public elementary schools	62.8%	166	60.3	66.2	64.0		63.5	69.8	48.5	44.9	55.0	56.3	$17,222
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	367	32	11.5	42.2%	242 (65.9%)	3 (0.8%)	73 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	48	463^rd of 950 public elementary schools	51.3%		55.1	402^nd of 943 public elementary schools	57.4%	61	38.6	62.7	48.0		50.0	25.4	42.4	32.7	33.5	33.3	$17,744
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	452	36	12.7	38.9%	256 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	110 (24.3%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.2%)	79.7	176^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.5%		78.8	177^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.2%	1	57.6	61.8	60.3		60.1	58.3	55.8	58.7	57.5	55.6	$16,275
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	171	12	14.4	38.6%	136 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	60.1	356^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.5%		63.7	331^st of 943 public elementary schools	64.9%	25	73.9	41.2	52.9	31.3	50.0	56.5	23.5	35.3	32.6	64.7	$13,249
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	293	28	10.3	52.6%	164 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (27.6%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	35.5	566^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.4%		31.2	602^nd of 943 public elementary schools	36.2%	36	29.8	32.4	39.7		34.5	23.9	14.3	41.4	28.8	42.9	$20,091
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	274	23	11.7	41.2%	195 (71.2%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	47.4	468^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.7%		37.2	548^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.9%	80	35.4	52.5	47.9		45.3	40.5	30.5	35.1	35.4	40.2	$14,779
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	222	20	11.1	42.8%	154 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)								(n/a)											$15,259
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	107	11	9.8	50.5%	67 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)					31.6				21.1		$23,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Animas Valley Elementary School

Is Animas Valley Elementary School a good school?

Animas Valley Elementary School ranks 467^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Animas Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Animas Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miller Middle School
High : Durango High School

What district is Animas Valley Elementary School in?

Durango School District No. 9-R

How many students attend Animas Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Animas Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Animas Valley Elementary School?

Students at Animas Valley Elementary School are 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

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