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Ignacio Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Ignacio Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Ignacio, Colorado, with 288 students. The school is part of the Ignacio School District No. 11Jt, which is ranked 101 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ignacio Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 683 and 900 out of around 900-950 schools. The school significantly underperforms the state average on CMAS tests across all grade levels and subjects, with only 25.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 44.8%, and only 12% proficient or better in 3rd grade Math compared to the state average of 41.2%. Ignacio Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 41.4% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.91% to 72.76% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Durango School District No. 9-R, such as Needham Elementary, Park Elementary, and Riverview Elementary, significantly outperform Ignacio Elementary School on test scores, with proficiency rates 20-35 percentage points higher in many cases. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates. Addressing the underlying issues at Ignacio Elementary School will likely require a comprehensive approach targeting factors such as instructional quality, student engagement, and support for economically disadvantaged students.

279

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,365

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 County Road 320
Ignacio, CO 81137

(970) 563-0650

District: Ignacio School District No. 11Jt

Students who attend Ignacio Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ignacio Middle School
High:	Ignacio High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

American Indian:

28.3%

White:

28.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

Colorado avg43%

769^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 115Ignacio School District No. 11Jt 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	17.9	769 of 950	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	759 of 943	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	815 of 933	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	765 of 921	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	683 of 710	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	900 of 965	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	876 of 917	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	870 of 929	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	806 of 914	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	839 of 938	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	880 of 962	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	853 of 954	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	803 of 935	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	790 of 935	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	785 of 925	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	666 of 872	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	592 of 849	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.9	672 of 852	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	664 of 829	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	692 of 823	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	658 of 808	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	641 of 694	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	608 of 684	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	497 of 595	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	74 of 242	69.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	191 of 337	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	220 of 365	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	489 of 700	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	533 of 683	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	483 of 594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	533 of 551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	587 of 596	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math14%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Ignacio 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
Ignacio Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 County Road 320	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 563-0650	279	25	11.2	55.6%	78 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (38.7%)	3 (1.1%)	79 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	17.9	769^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.7	759^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.5%	10	20.0	22.2	32.8		25.5	12.0		15.8		30.9	$22,365
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ignacio Elementary School

Is Ignacio Elementary School a good school?

Ignacio Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Ignacio Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Ignacio Elementary School.

What district is Ignacio Elementary School in?

Ignacio School District No. 11Jt

What is the racial makeup of Ignacio Elementary School?

Students at Ignacio Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 28% American Indian, 28% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ignacio Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ignacio Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ignacio Middle School
High : Ignacio High School

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