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

10 public elementary schools in La Plata County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Riverview Elementary School leads the list at 63.5%, against a median of 49.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

La Plata County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

63.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.6%

BEST IN READING · LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Riverview Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	374	63.5%
2	Park Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	452	60.1%
3	Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	HESPERUS, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	116	50.0%
4	Needham Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	367	50.0%
5	The Juniper School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	171	50.0%
6	Animas Valley Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	185	49.3%
7	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	274	45.3%
8	Florida Mesa Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	293	34.5%
9	Sunnyside Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	107	31.6%
10	Ignacio Elementary School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Elementary	279	25.5%

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