Elementary · Colorado
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
Free meals for allFort Lewis Mesa Elementary School, a public elementary school in Hesperus, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 116 students, 10.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Durango School District No. 9-R.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 116
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.3
- Students per teacher
- 10.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 95% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Smaller than 94% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%50%proficient
−9.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 43% · 971 elementary schools compared
48 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%44%proficient
−7.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 35% · 964 elementary schools compared
48 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Durango School District No. 9-R.
Location
- Address
- 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus, CO 81326
- Phone
- (970)588-3331
- County
- La Plata County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 107 | 9.8 | 32% | 21% |
The Juniper SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 171 | 14.5 | 50% | 33% |
Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 452 | 12.7 | 60% | 58% |
Needham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 367 | 11.6 | 50% | 34% |
Mancos Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 217 | 12.3 | — | — |
Riverview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 12.1 | 64% | 55% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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