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Best Public Schools in Delta County, CO

At a glance

Schools

4,183

Students

Top rankedPaonia K-8289^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cedaredge Elementary School up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hotchkiss K8 School 13.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Grand Mesa Choice Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Cedaredge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 N Grand Mesa Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 856-3885	346	19	18.6	59.8%	258 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	64 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	60.7	350^th of 946 public elementary schools	63.0%		52.5	430^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.7%	80							48.0	50.0	56.5				51.4	56.0	50.0	41.3				49.3	30.4			$14,586
North Fork Montessori @ Crawford	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Fir Ave	Crawford	81415	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 921-4935	120	8	14.9	58.3%	107 (89.2%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)													60.8							51.0				$17,110
Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8046	498	28	18.0	55.0%	278 (55.8%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (38.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	38.8	253^rd of 476 public middle schools	46.8%		33.3	289^th of 469 public middle schools	38.4%	36										39.3	47.9	41.7	43.0				24.0	21.8	22.6	22.8		29.8		$14,649
Delta High School	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Road	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8031	626	39	16.0	51.9%	366 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	215 (34.3%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	38.1	205^th of 340 public high schools	39.7%		41.9	186^th of 328 public high schools	43.3%	19	66.7	41.8	60.8	25.9	46.1	25.8																	19.7	$16,077
Garnet Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 A Street	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-8003	488	30	16.1	63.3%	317 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (30.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	38.1	541^st of 946 public elementary schools	42.8%		47.5	466^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.9%	75							27.0	33.8	58.4				39.9	26.7	35.1	37.7				33.2	31.1			$14,808
Hotchkiss K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Lorah Lane	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 872-3325	297	22	13.8	49.2%	236 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	42.7	493^rd of 946 public elementary schools	47.9%		38.2	544^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.7%	51							46.4	50.0	63.6	737.0	754.0	66.7	51.4	42.9	33.3	27.3	20.6	40.0	61.9	35.6	12.1	28.6		$15,834
North Fork High School	Public	9-12	438 Bulldog St	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 872-3882	265	19	14.0	45.3%	198 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	64.2	116^th of 340 public high schools	65.9%		58.8	128^th of 328 public high schools	61.0%	12	79.7	48.6	76.0	42.7	63.8	34.0																	29.2	$18,997
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Hastings	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-3700	371	24	15.4	66.6%	221 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (34.0%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	30.4	618^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.7%		39.2	534^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.8%	84							18.0	39.0	53.7				36.2	14.8	15.0	40.0				22.7	32.7			$14,936
Cedaredge Middle School	Public	6-8	845 SE Deer Creek Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-3118	154	10	16.2	64.9%	124 (80.5%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	46.2	212^th of 476 public middle schools	55.5%		40.4	239^th of 469 public middle schools	49.0%	27										36.7	35.7	56.3	42.7				21.7	26.2	37.5	28.0		43.8		$16,147
Cedaredge High School	Public	9-12	575 SE Deer Creek Dr	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-6882	280	18	15.8	48.9%	228 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	59.1	131^st of 340 public high schools	61.5%		61	124^th of 328 public high schools	62.2%	7	59.1	45.5	74.1	39.7	72.7	47.7																	27.9	$17,097
Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	247	17	14.6	58.3%	201 (81.4%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	67.5	289^th of 946 public elementary schools	69.5%		76	218^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.1%	71							25.0	70.8	52.4	63.2	64.9	53.7	57.0	50.0	75.0	38.1	57.9	43.2	48.8	51.3	33.3	46.3		$16,513
Grand Mesa Choice Academy	Public	7-12	822 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-2753	68	5	13.6	76.5%	38 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)	17.3	285^th of 340 public high schools	16.2%					(n/a)					35.3	356.0																	17.6	$20,134
Vision Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1080 Pioneer Rd	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(970) 874-8226	311	16	19.2		236 (75.9%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)								(n/a)	455.0	408.0	494.0	431.0	81.3	474.0	29.4	45.0	16.7	48.0	44.8	19.4	33.6	23.5	726.0	12.5	28.0	725.0	16.1	17.8	718.0	23.3	43.8	$8,552
North Fork School of Integrated Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	112	7	16.0	51.8%	96 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)													760.0							753.0				$15,864

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