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

Across La Plata County, Colorado, 11 public elementary 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 42.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

La Plata County, Colorado

Top % FRL

55.6%

Median % FRL

42.2%

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	Florida Mesa Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	293	52.6%
3	Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	HESPERUS, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	116	50.9%
4	Sunnyside Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	107	50.5%
5	Bayfield Primary School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	222	42.8%
6	Needham Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	367	42.2%
7	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	274	41.2%
8	Park Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	452	38.9%
9	The Juniper School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	171	38.6%
10	Animas Valley Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	185	37.8%
11	Riverview Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	374	30.5%

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