Animas Valley Elementary School
373 Hermosa Meadows Rd
Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County
Phone: 970-247-0124
Ranking:
(249 out of 1,246, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Durango School District 9-R
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 286 | 262 | 259 | 247 | 277 | 280 | 256 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 26 | 9.1% | 15 | 5.7% | 14 | 5.4% | 15 | 6.1% | 15 | 5.4% | 14 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 15.7% | 45 | 17.2% | 41 | 15.8% | 42 | 17.0% | 44 | 15.9% | 42 | 15.0% | 44 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 43 | 15.0% | 39 | 14.9% | 45 | 17.4% | 40 | 16.2% | 43 | 15.5% | 46 | 16.4% | 51 | 19.9% |
Grade 2: | 41 | 14.3% | 39 | 14.9% | 40 | 15.4% | 36 | 14.6% | 38 | 13.7% | 49 | 17.5% | 43 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 44 | 15.4% | 46 | 17.6% | 39 | 15.1% | 38 | 15.4% | 48 | 17.3% | 40 | 14.3% | 50 | 19.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 18.2% | 37 | 14.1% | 42 | 16.2% | 38 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.8% | 48 | 17.1% | 32 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 35 | 12.2% | 41 | 15.6% | 38 | 14.7% | 38 | 15.4% | 48 | 17.3% | 41 | 14.6% | 36 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 160 | 55.9% | 138 | 52.7% | 143 | 55.2% | 136 | 55.1% | 143 | 51.6% | 146 | 52.1% | 134 | 52.3% |
Female: | 126 | 44.1% | 124 | 47.3% | 116 | 44.8% | 111 | 44.9% | 126 | 45.5% | 126 | 45.0% | 118 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 4.9% | 8 | 3.1% | 8 | 3.1% | 13 | 5.3% | 14 | 5.1% | 17 | 6.1% | 14 | 5.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 79 | 27.6% | 66 | 25.2% | 47 | 18.1% | 37 | 15.0% | 39 | 14.1% | 36 | 12.9% | 26 | 10.2% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.6% |
White: | 184 | 64.3% | 183 | 69.8% | 197 | 76.1% | 190 | 76.9% | 218 | 78.7% | 224 | 80.0% | 212 | 82.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 30.8% | 92 | 35.1% | 83 | 32.0% | 66 | 26.7% | 73 | 26.4% | 77 | 27.5% | 60 | 23.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 9.1% | 31 | 11.8% | 25 | 9.7% | 26 | 10.5% | 27 | 9.7% | 27 | 9.6% | 29 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | 14.12 | 14.45 | 13.72 | 15.67 | 14.50 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 80 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 82 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 85 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 77 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 77 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 78 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 75 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 89 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 83 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 84 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 77 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 81 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 75 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 81 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 67 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 74 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 67 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 67 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 56 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 62 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 54 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 61 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 77 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 77 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 83 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 77 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 79 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 76 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 77 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 76 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 83 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 85 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 74 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 76 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 75 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 77 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 74 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 62 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 70 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 68 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 63 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 58 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 62 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 58 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 61 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 72 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 78 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 77 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 74 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 76 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 65 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 69 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 74 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 84 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 84 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 84 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 83 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 83 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 75 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 77 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 80 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 48 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 56 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 56 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 51 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 58 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 63 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 72 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 72 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 75 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 75 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 70 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 69 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 63 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 68 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84.6 | 75.4 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64.6 | 73.0 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.7 | 78.4 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64.6 | 75.2 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64.1 | 59.1 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54.2 | 51.3 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72.5 | 75.2 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69.4 | 73.6 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78.0 | 71.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69.5 | 72.7 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65.9 | 52.8 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 38.9 | 57.4 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69.3 | 70.0 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81.0 | 69.5 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82.1 | 75.0 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85.7 | 77.0 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69.2 | 60.3 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78.6 | 58.1 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82.0 | 63.8 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73.8 | 62.9 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.4% | 28.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.6% | 71.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% | 28.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,801.0 | $44,339.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,847.0 | $33,334.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,918.0 | $48,741.0 |
* Animas Valley Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.