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Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School

Regular School · HESPERUS, CO

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School is a regular school school in HESPERUS, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 116 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
116
Teachers (FTE)
11.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 84 72%
Hispanic/Latino 25 22%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 3%
Two or more races 2 2%
Black or African American 1 1%
Total enrollment 116 73M / 43F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 32.2% 10
Reading Proficiency <=20% 55.2% 26

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)
+0.43 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
24
20.7% 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.) 116 100%

Contact & Location

11274 HIGHWAY 140

HESPERUS, CO 81326

Phone: (970)588-3331

http://fortlewismesa.durangoschools.org/

District

Durango School District No. 9-R

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,890

District enrollment: 5,452

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

080348000450

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