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Schools in Orchard

Orchard’s public schools

Weldon Valley School District RE-20J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 11% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
215 students on the public path
In brief

Orchard’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Orchard’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Weldon Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 51%); Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School lowest (24%). 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 Orchard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Weldon Valley Elementary Schoolin WeldonaB−
7–12Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High Schoolin WeldonaC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Weldon Valley School District RE-20J.

The district

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

Weldon Valley School District RE-20JGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 215 students · 11.4 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,646CO $15,889 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 44.9% · 104 students tested
Math27%
State average 31.8% · 105 students tested

Orchard vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Orchard—Weldon Valley School District RE-20J

Every school in Orchard

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).

Also serving Orchardin other towns
Weldon Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Weldona
B−
119 students13:1Rate it →
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Weldona
C−
96 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Orchard’s schools

Are Orchard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orchard. Weldon Valley School District RE-20J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Orchard in?

Weldon Valley School District RE-20J.

Where do Orchard kids go to high school?

Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Orchard families are saying about 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.