Animas Valley Elementary School in Durango, Colorado on �ǿմ�ý

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Animas Valley Elementary School

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Animas Valley Elementary School is a rural public school in Durango, Colorado that is part of Durango School District 9-r. It serves 185 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had 23 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

185 Students

20 Teachers

373 Hermosa Meadows Rd

Durango, CO 81301 View local requests

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Animas Valley Elementary School Demographics

42%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

35%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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