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Escalante Middle School

141 Baker Lane

Tel: (970)247-9491

Escalante Middle School serves 504 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is lower than the CO average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 46%.
Escalante Middle School operates within the Durango No. 9-r School District.

The student population of 504 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 30 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has decreased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.49 is more than the state average of 0.39. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	18:1

American Indian	6%	1%

Asian	1%	3%

Hispanic	22%	33%

Black	n/a	5%

White	68%	54%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.49	0.39

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	24%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	7%

Durango No. 9-r School District's student population of 4,382 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,189 in this district is less than the state average of $14,042. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,565 is less than the state average of $13,805. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Durango No. 9-r School District
Number of Schools Managed	12	3
Number of Students Managed	4,382	575

District Total Revenue	$52 MM	$8 MM

District Spending	$49 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,189	$14,042

District Spending / Student	$10,565	$13,805

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores