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The highest-poverty public schools in La Plata County, Colorado

Across La Plata County, Colorado, 19 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ignacio Elementary School leads the list at 55.6%, against a median of 41.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

La Plata County, Colorado

Top % FRL

55.6%

Median % FRL

41.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ignacio Elementary School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Elementary	279	55.6%
2	Ignacio Middle School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Middle	144	53.5%
3	Florida Mesa Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	293	52.6%
4	Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	HESPERUS, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	116	50.9%
5	Sunnyside Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	107	50.5%
6	Ignacio High School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	High	182	47.8%
7	Bayfield Primary School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	222	42.8%
8	Escalante Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	461	42.7%
9	Needham Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	367	42.2%
10	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	274	41.2%
11	Bayfield Middle School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Middle	283	40.3%
12	Park Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	452	38.9%
13	The Juniper School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	171	38.6%
14	Animas Valley Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	185	37.8%
15	Miller Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	360	35.3%
16	Bayfield High School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	High	404	34.4%
17	Riverview Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	374	30.5%
18	Durango High School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	High	1,352	30.1%
19	Animas High School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	249	26.5%

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