Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Marvel’s public schools
Durango School District 9-R has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marvel. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 78% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Marvel’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Marvel’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Durango High School places highest (better than 85%); Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School lowest (17%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Marvel, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Durango High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Marvel, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Marvel · depends on your address
Escalante Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 461 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Durango
Miller Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Durango
7th grade in Marvel · depends on your address
Escalante Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 461 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Durango
Miller Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Durango
8th grade in Marvel · depends on your address
Escalante Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 461 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Durango
Miller Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Durango
9th grade in Marvel
Durango High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,352 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Durango
10th grade in Marvel
Durango High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,352 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Durango
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Durango School District 9-R.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Marvel vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Marvel’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel | — | Durango School District 9-R |
Every school in Marvel
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Marvel’s schools
Are Marvel’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Marvel. Durango School District 9-R has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marvel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Marvel in?
Durango School District 9-R.
Where do Marvel kids go to high school?
Durango High School.
Parents talk
What Marvel families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marvel → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.