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Grand Mesa Choice Academy

PublicHighGrades 7–12Alternative Education School

822 Grand Avenue, Delta, CO 81416 · (970) 874-2753 · Part of Delta County School District 50J

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

Directions
Students
68
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Grand Mesa Choice Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

822 Grand Avenue, Delta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 81
Grade 93
Grade 1010
Grade 1120
Grade 1234
Enrollment over time
85’20
85’21
81’22
95’23
68’24

Down 20% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 9%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grand Mesa Choice Academy 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.