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Best Public Schools in Rio Grande County, CO

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At a glance

Schools

2,256

Students

Districts

Top rankedDel Norte High Junior/Senior High School145^th of 338 Colorado high schools

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Biggest riser

Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Del Norte Elementary School 8.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 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	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
Haskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 S. Sylvester Avenue	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 754-3982	312	23	13.6	90.7%	29 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	282 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	730^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.6%		22.4	703^rd of 950 public elementary schools	26.0%	27							26.2	44.1	30.3				33.0	22.0	29.4	9.1				20.4	9.1			$16,011
Skoglund Middle School	Public	6-8	550 S. Sylvester Avenue	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 754-2232	124	9	13.2	93.5%	9 (7.3%)	2 (1.6%)	112 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	408^th of 469 public middle schools	13.0%		20.2	364^th of 469 public middle schools	22.4%	44										34.3	18.2	21.6	24.8						8.1	5.7		8.1		$12,957
Center High School	Public	9-12	550 S. Sylvester Avenue	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	No	No	(719) 754-2232	153	13	11.7	91.5%	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																								$45,983
The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley	Public	9-12	550 S. Sylvester Avenue	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	No	No	(719) 754-2859	16	0	6.2	87.5%	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$15,835
Center Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	550 South Sylvester	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 754-3442	23	1	45.0		5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$5,997
Del Norte Elementary School	Public	K-6	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 657-4030	187	21	8.9	56.7%	88 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	23.4	691^st of 943 public elementary schools	26.7%		20.7	733^rd of 950 public elementary schools	22.8%	42							13.0	30.4	32.0	27.6			26.0			36.0	17.2			19.0	24.0			$21,222
Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	No	(719) 657-4050	173	15	11.8	51.4%	66 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	55.4	145^th of 338 public high schools	57.1%		40.8	192^nd of 328 public high schools	41.5%	47	75.0	38.0	78.0		50.0						36.7	57.1	46.6					26.7	50.0	37.9		39.3	25.0	$19,351
Byron Syring Delta Center	Public	9-12	345 Prospect	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-2212	51	1	54.2	86.3%	13 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)																								$20,705
Bill Metz Elementary School	Public	2-5	545 Second	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 852-4041	253	25	10.0	75.9%	74 (29.2%)	1 (0.4%)	167 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	23.2	692^nd of 943 public elementary schools	26.6%		25	664^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.1%	28							22.8	34.6	42.6				32.7	25.0	13.0	21.3				19.7	29.8			$16,830
Monte Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	3720 Sherman Avenue	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 852-5984	190	18	10.5	72.6%	38 (20.0%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)											25.0							9.4						$17,618
Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	215 Lyell	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-3231	166	10	16.2	63.9%	36 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)																								$15,349
Monte Vista Senior High School	Public	9-12	295 East Prospect	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-3586	272	20	13.7	62.1%	74 (27.2%)	2 (0.7%)	190 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)	42.0																							$16,687
Monte Vista On-Line Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	345 East Prospect	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 852-2212	43	4	11.5		25 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (39.5%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$7,812
Sargent Elementary School	Public	K-5	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 852-4024	142	10	13.8	49.3%	83 (58.5%)	1 (0.7%)	51 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	23.8	687^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.1%		37.9	547^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.4%	140							37.0	26.3	36.0				33.8	25.9	30.0	12.0				22.2	20.0			$16,706
Sargent Senior High School	Public	9-12	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-4025	81	9	9.3	43.2%	53 (65.4%)	1 (1.2%)	23 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	42.8	180^th of 338 public high schools	46.7%		50.3	151^st of 328 public high schools	54.0%	29	57.0	19.0	67.0	39.0	81.0	19.0																		$24,723
Sargent Middle School	Public	6-8	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-4025	70	6	12.0	45.7%	46 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	41.7	229^th of 469 public middle schools	51.2%		36.1	266^th of 469 public middle schools	43.3%	37											58.8		34.0						18.8	14.0		25.0		$13,056

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