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The highest-performing public schools in reading in La Plata County, Colorado

Across La Plata County, Colorado, 15 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Mountain Middle School leads the list at 74.2%, against a median of 49.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

La Plata County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.3%

BEST IN READING · LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mountain Middle School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	302	74.2%
2	Riverview Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	374	63.5%
3	Park Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	452	60.1%
4	Miller Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	360	52.1%
5	Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	HESPERUS, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	116	50.0%
6	Needham Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	367	50.0%
7	The Juniper School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	171	50.0%
8	Animas Valley Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	185	49.3%
9	Escalante Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	461	46.7%
10	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	274	45.3%
11	Ignacio Middle School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Middle	144	37.0%
12	Bayfield Middle School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Middle	283	35.0%
13	Florida Mesa Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	293	34.5%
14	Sunnyside Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	107	31.6%
15	Ignacio Elementary School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Elementary	279	25.5%

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