Sunnyside Elementary School

As a rural-scale elementary-level community in DURANGO, Colorado, Sunnyside Elementary School caters to 107 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Durango School District No. 9-R. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Sunnyside Elementary School sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Durango School District No. 9-R, which oversees 13 schools and 5,089 students, Sunnyside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sunnyside Elementary School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sunnyside Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Sunnyside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Sunnyside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, La Plata County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunnyside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for La Plata County put median household earnings sit near $86,056, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Sunnyside Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in La Plata County (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students).

Nearest neighbor: Escalante Middle School, around 7.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Sunnyside Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunnyside Elementary School has decreased 28%, going from 149 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 20% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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