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Needham Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durango, La Plata County. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durango School District No. 9-R school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Needham Elementary School enrolls 388 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 388 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Needham Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Needham Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Durango School District No. 9-R, based in DURANGO, Colorado. The district serves 4,337 students district-wide and employs 389 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 388 students, Needham Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 334 students per school.
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