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Delta County School District 50J

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Delta, Orchard City, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford.

Delta’s School Grade B better than 56% of Colorado school districts

Students
4,396
Schools
16
Spent per student
$14,596
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$28.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delta County School District 50J

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Colorado districts
  • Spends 8% less per student than the CO average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.7M, about $6,531 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BDelta 9,802BOrchard City 3,299BCedaredge 2,448BPaonia 1,477Hotchkiss 945Crawford 411

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delta. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Delta Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Delta High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 31.8% · 2,139 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 44.9% · 2,177 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 82.7% · 351 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,596 per student · 8% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 51%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,580’20
4,570’21
4,406’22
4,294’23
4,396’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Cedaredge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedaredge
B−
346 students19:1
Hotchkiss Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hotchkiss
B
297 students14:1
Paonia K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paonia
A
247 students15:1
Backpack Early Learning Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Delta
188 students
North Fork Montessori @ Crawford
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crawford
B+
120 students15:1
North Fork School of Integrated Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Paonia
A+
112 students16:1
Garnet Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delta
B−
488 students16:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delta
B−
371 students15:1
Vision Charter Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Delta
B−
311 students19:1
Delta Academy of Applied Learning
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delta
A−
25 students13:1
Delta Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delta
C+
498 students18:1
Cedaredge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cedaredge
B−
154 students16:1
Grand Mesa Choice Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Delta
D
68 students14:1
Delta High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delta
B
626 students16:1
Cedaredge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedaredge
A−
280 students16:1
North Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hotchkiss
B+
265 students14:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.