Needham Elementary School

Regular School · DURANGO, CO

Needham Elementary School is a regular school school in DURANGO, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 367 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

367

Teachers (FTE)

31.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	242	66%
Hispanic/Latino	73	20%
Two or more races	29	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	18	5%
Black or African American	3	1%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	367	208M / 159F

English Language Learners: 27 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-29%	32.2%	50
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	55.2%	98

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)

+0.20 grade levels

Math

-0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

164

44.7% 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.)	367	100%

Contact & Location

2425 WEST THIRD AVENUE

DURANGO, CO 81301

Phone: (970)247-4791

http://needham.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
Florida Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Fort Lewis Mesa 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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81301) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080348000453

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