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Schools in Hotchkiss

Hotchkiss’s public schools

Delta County School District 50J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hotchkiss. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 8% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
CO 16.3
Schools in town
2
562 students on the public path
In brief

Hotchkiss’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hotchkiss’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. North Fork High School places highest (better than 68%); Hotchkiss Elementary School lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hotchkiss, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Hotchkiss Elementary SchoolDelta County School District 50JB
9–12North Fork High SchoolDelta County School District 50JB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Delta County School District 50J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Delta County School District 50JGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 4,396 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$14,596CO $15,889 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 44.9% · 2177 students tested
Math28%
State average 31.8% · 2139 students tested

Hotchkiss vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Hotchkiss’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hotchkiss—Delta County School District 50J

Every school in Hotchkiss

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hotchkissby address
Hotchkiss Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
297 students14:1Rate it →
North Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
265 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hotchkiss’s schools

Are Hotchkiss’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hotchkiss. Delta County School District 50J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hotchkiss. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hotchkiss in?

Delta County School District 50J.

Where do Hotchkiss kids go to high school?

North Fork High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.