Escalante Middle School

Regular School · DURANGO, CO

Escalante Middle School is a regular school school in DURANGO, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 461 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

461

Teachers (FTE)

35.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	286	62%
Hispanic/Latino	111	24%
American Indian / Alaska Native	31	7%
Two or more races	24	5%
Black or African American	8	2%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	461	220M / 241F

English Language Learners: 26 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	21.0% -11.2pp	32.2%	295
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	55.2%	134
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	151

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)

+0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

45 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

355

77% 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.)	461	100%

Contact & Location

141 BAKER LANE

DURANGO, CO 81303

Phone: (970)247-9491

http://escalante.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
Needham Elementary School Elementary
Park Elementary School Elementary
Riverview Elementary School Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary School Elementary
The Juniper School Elementary

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

080348000456

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