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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9-R·NCES 080348000456
Escalante Middle School
141 BAKER LANE, DURANGO, CO 81303 · (970) 247-9491 · La Plata County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
197 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 144 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 40% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 37.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Escalante Middle School
Escalante Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escalante Middle School this school | 461 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| Bill Reed Middle School LOVELAND | 530 | 47.0% | 24.6% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| Holmes Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 600 | 45.5% | 45.6% |
| Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| Lucile Erwin Middle School LOVELAND | 686 | 36.9% | 29.3% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Escalante Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #83 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #88 of 244 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #97 of 246 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #140 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #36 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #77 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #143 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #160 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 35.1 | 13.2:1 | 43% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 33.5 | 15.3:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 37.4 | 14.3:1 | 37% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 36% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 33.8 | 14.1:1 | 40% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 21% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escalante Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (475 to 461); teachers up 4% (33.8 to 35.1).
About Escalante Middle School
Escalante Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in DURANGO, Colorado. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 461 students.
Durango School District No. 9-R is made up of 13 schools with 5,089 students in all.
At Escalante Middle School, White students make up 62% of the student body. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 19 points below the 82% share among La Plata County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 43%.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, Escalante Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Escalante Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.7%; the prediction is 40.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for La Plata County show that the median household income is $86,056, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Escalante Middle School, La Plata County has 23 other public schools.
The nearest public school is The Juniper School, at about 1.3 miles. Within five miles of Escalante Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.9%; Escalante Middle School's is 41.7%, ranking 4th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Escalante Middle School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 42 students since 2020-21, to 461.
Community posts for Escalante Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durango School District No. 9-R
- Durango High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other schools in DURANGO
- Durango High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- The Juniper School1.3 mi · 171
- Park Elementary School2.9 mi · 452
- Animas High School3.2 mi · 249
- Southwest Colorado eSchool3.3 mi · 48
- Durango Big Picture High School3.5 mi · 99
- Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango3.5 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Escalante Middle SchoolHow large is Escalante Middle School?
Escalante Middle School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Escalante Middle School serve?
Escalante Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Escalante Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Escalante Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Escalante Middle School?
At Escalante Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Escalante Middle School?
Escalante Middle School is overseen by Durango School District No. 9-R in La Plata County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.