Sunnyside Elementary School

Escalante Middle School, located in Durango, Colo., offers educational classes to students in grades kindergarten through five. Its facility includes a library, cafeteria, science and computers laboratories and music rehearsal rooms. The school offers subjects, such as English, language arts, history and math and provides programs in algebra, science, business education and technology. It offers a variety of sports activities, such as football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, softball, cross country and cheerleading. Escalante Middle School additionally offers guidance programs for individual and group counseling. The school offers a variety of clubs and organizations, such as key, harmony, art, international, chess, Latin, creative journal writing and photography.

Park Elementary serves more than 450 students in pre-kindergarten through grade six. The school s academic curriculum includes English, math, science, social studies, reading and writing. Park Elementary offers special education programs for students with unique needs. The school has a staff that includes a guidance counselor, nurse, library assistant, speech and language pathologist, reading specialist, business manager, occupational therapist and paraprofessionals. Park Elementary also operates a health and physical education department. The school serves as a feeder school for Escalante Middle School. Park Elementary has a library and media center that offers several reading material s. Located in Durango, Colo., the school is governed by Durango School District 9-R.

Located in Durango, Colo., Needham Elementary offers a variety of programs and extracurricular activities to students in kindergarten through grade five. The school s core reading group offers personalized reading strategies and its open court phonemic awareness program supports reading instruction. It additionally provides classes in math, science, social studies and English. The school offers supportive programs in music, library, computers, physical education, Spanish and art. Needham Elementary provides special education programs to gifted and talented students. The school also conducts guidance sessions by artists, authors, scientists, world travelers and various community experts. It organizes after-school programs, field trips, peer tutoring, music programs and fundraising activities.