Upper Rio Grande School District C-7

Summary:

The Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 in Colorado operates two schools: Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School and Del Norte Elementary School. The district is ranked 71 out of 115 districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a lower than state average dropout rate of 1.9% for the 2023-2024 school year. The high school also outperforms the district and state in 11th grade CMAS/Science proficiency and CMAS/English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. In contrast, Del Norte Elementary School outperforms the district in 6th grade CMAS/English Language Arts proficiency but underperforms in CMAS/Math assessments.

Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 27.7% and a significant proportion of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage in the community. These factors may be contributing to the academic challenges faced by the schools, and targeted interventions and support could be beneficial to address the needs of the student population.

District Detail

950 French Street
Del Norte, CO 81132-2409

(719) 657-4040

SchoolDigger Rank:
71^st of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 360

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th 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
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%)	20.7	733^rd of 950 public elementary schools	22.8%		22	716^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.1%	17			25.0	29.2	21.2	33.3			27.5	20.8	25.0	15.2	10.3			16.7	33.3			$19,830
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%)	40.8	192^nd of 328 public high schools	41.5%		23.3	261^st of 349 public high schools	25.2%	69	60.0	32.0					46.7	34.8	41.5					33.3	34.8	34.0		39.1	28.6	$17,421

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monte Vista School District No. C-8	12.18 mi	6
Sargent School District No. Re-33J	12.81 mi	3	57^th
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	13.77 mi	5
Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	25.49 mi	2	19^th
Alamosa School District No. Re-11J	27.97 mi	6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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