Sunnyside Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 107 students
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
11274 Highway 140, Hesperus, CO 81326
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
116
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Durango School District No. 9-R
La Plata County
Schola Grade C · 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 Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hesperus, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Durango School District No. 9-R. The school is located in a rural area in La Plata County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 116 students were enrolled, with about 10.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 116 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Durango School District No. 9-R
- County
- La Plata County
- NCES school ID
- 080348000450
Schools near Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
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The Juniper School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 171 students
Park Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 452 students
Durango Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 36 students
Children's House of Durango
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 10 students
St. Columba School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 204 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.