Florida Mesa Elementary School

Regular School · DURANGO, CO

Florida Mesa Elementary School is a regular school school in DURANGO, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 293 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

293

Teachers (FTE)

28.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	164	56%
Hispanic/Latino	81	28%
American Indian / Alaska Native	27	9%
Two or more races	18	6%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	293	165M / 128F

English Language Learners: 17 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-29%	32.2%	32
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	75

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

172

58.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	293	100%

Contact & Location

216 HIGHWAY 172

DURANGO, CO 81303

Phone: (970)247-4250

http://floridamesa.durangoschools.org/

District

Durango School District No. 9-R

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,890

District enrollment: 5,452

Other Schools in District

Animas Valley Elementary School Elementary
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Needham Elementary School Elementary
Park Elementary School Elementary
Riverview Elementary School Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary School Elementary
The Juniper School Elementary
Durango Big Picture High School High

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81303) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080348000449

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD