Park Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 452 students
The Juniper School
225 Sawyer Dr, Durango, CO 81303
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
171
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.5 : 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 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. 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 The Juniper School
The Juniper School is a charter elementary school in Durango, Colorado, serving grades K–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, 171 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Durango School District No. 9-R. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 171 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Durango School District No. 9-R
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Durango School District No. 9-R
- County
- La Plata County
- NCES school ID
- 080348006712
Schools near The Juniper School
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Riverview Elementary School
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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.