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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in La Plata County, Colorado, drawn from 17 qualifying public schools. The Juniper School leads the list at 64.7%, against a median of 35.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

La Plata County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

64.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

35.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	The Juniper School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	171	64.7%	▲ 3
2	Riverview Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	374	56.3%	▲ 5
3	Park Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	452	55.6%	▼ 1
4	Mountain Middle School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	302	52.8%	▼ 3
5	Miller Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	360	49.3%	—
6	Florida Mesa Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	293	42.9%	▲ 8
7	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	274	40.2%	▲ 2
8	Durango High School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	High	1,352	38.8%	▼ 4
9	Escalante Middle School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Middle	461	35.1%	—
10	Needham Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	367	33.3%	▼ 2
11	Animas Valley Elementary School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	Elementary	185	33.3%	no change
12	Ignacio High School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	High	182	33.3%	▲ 4
13	Bayfield Middle School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Middle	283	32.9%	▼ 1
14	Ignacio Elementary School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Elementary	279	30.9%	▼ 1
15	Ignacio Middle School	IGNACIO, CO	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	Middle	144	28.2%	▲ 2
16	Animas High School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	249	18.9%	▼ 9
17	Bayfield High School	BAYFIELD, CO	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	High	404	17.6%	▼ 3

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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