The Juniper School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 171 students
Escalante Middle School
141 Baker Lane, Durango, CO 81303
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
461
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Durango School District No. 9-R
La Plata County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 Colorado middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Escalante Middle School
Escalante Middle School is a public middle school in Durango, Colorado, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Durango School District No. 9-R. The school is located in a town in La Plata County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 461 students were enrolled, with about 13.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Colorado middle school (15.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 266 Colorado middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 461 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Durango School District No. 9-R
- County
- La Plata County
- NCES school ID
- 080348000456
Schools near Escalante Middle School
All 18 schools in Durango →
Park Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 452 students
Miller Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 360 students
Mountain Middle School
Charter · Grades 4–8 · 302 students
Ignacio Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 144 students
Bayfield Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 283 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.