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Durango High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2390 Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 · (970) 259-1630 · Part of Durango School District 9-R

Durango’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
1,352
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Durango High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state

On the path

Where Durango kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Miller Middle School360 students
9–12Durango High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2390 Main Avenue, Durango

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9376
Grade 10302
Grade 11322
Grade 12352
Enrollment over time
1,292’20
1,347’21
1,369’22
1,343’23
1,352’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Durango High School from Durango families.

Other schools in Durango School District 9-R

The district →
Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durango
B+
452 students13:1
Riverview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durango
B
374 students12:1
Needham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durango
B−
367 students12:1
Florida Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durango
C+
293 students10:1
Animas Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durango
B
185 students10:1
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hesperus
C−
116 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Durango’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.