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Delta Academy of Applied Learning

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Alternative Education School

822 Grand Ave, Delta, CO 81416 · (970) 874-0835 · Part of Delta County School District 50J

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

Directions
Students
25
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Delta Academy of Applied Learning

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A−, 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 Ave, Delta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 51
Grade 65
Grade 79
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
23’20
23’21
25’22
25’23
25’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Delta Academy of Applied Learning 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.