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B−

Garnet Mesa Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

600 A Street, Delta, CO 81416 · (970) 874-8003 · Part of Delta County School District 50J

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

Directions
Students
488
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Garnet Mesa Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Delta kids: Delta Middle School

On the path

Where Delta kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Garnet Mesa Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Delta Middle School498 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

600 A Street, Delta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 186
Grade 278
Grade 380
Grade 483
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
490’20
490’21
488’22
496’23
488’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garnet Mesa Elementary School from Delta families.

Other schools in Delta County School District 50J

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Delta’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.