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Hotchkiss Elementary School

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Hotchkiss Elementary School ranks 544 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Hotchkiss Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Hotchkiss, Colorado, with 302 students enrolled. The school is part of the Delta County Joint District No. 50, which is ranked 38 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hotchkiss Elementary School has a mixed performance profile. While the school's low-income students perform exceptionally well compared to their peers statewide, the school struggles with overall academic achievement, particularly in Math and Science, where proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, which can negatively impact student learning. Compared to nearby schools, Hotchkiss Elementary performs similarly or slightly below other schools in the Delta County Joint District No. 50, such as Garnet Mesa Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, but outperforms the neighboring Olathe Elementary School in the Montrose County School District.

To improve, Hotchkiss Elementary could focus on enhancing its Math and Science instruction and outcomes, as well as addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates. By addressing these areas, the school can work towards providing a more well-rounded education for its students and better preparing them for future success.

297

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,168

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 Lorah Lane
Hotchkiss, CO 81419-9301

(970) 872-3325

District: Delta County Joint District No. 50

Students who attend Hotchkiss Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cedaredge Middle School
	Delta Middle School
High:	Cedaredge High School
	Delta High School
	Grand Mesa Choice Academy
	North Fork High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 43rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Delta County Joint District No. 50's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

544^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

174^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Delta County Joint District No. 50

38^th of 115Delta County Joint District No. 50 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	544 of 950	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	485 of 943	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	518 of 933	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	357 of 921	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	403 of 710	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	505 of 965	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	497 of 917	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	504 of 929	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	548 of 914	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.3	684 of 938	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.9	386 of 962	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.1	226 of 954	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	224 of 935	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	245 of 935	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	295 of 925	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	253 of 872	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	269 of 849	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	313 of 852	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.6	334 of 829	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.4	459 of 823	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.2	480 of 808	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	41.5	415 of 758	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	358 of 690	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	80.4	29 of 332	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	54.4	123 of 308	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	57.3	295 of 764	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	516 of 693	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	27.6	447 of 596	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	174 of 469	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	209 of 485	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	237 of 480	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	184 of 448	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	245 of 369	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	205 of 458	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	249 of 418	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	174 of 424	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	177 of 400	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	25.8	332 of 436	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.6	226 of 461	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.8	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.2	190 of 425	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	155 of 422	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.2	95 of 409	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.7	140 of 377	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	140 of 362	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.2	229 of 360	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	199 of 346	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.7	224 of 340	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	233 of 336	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	175 of 350	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	136 of 363	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	105 of 352	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	154 of 315	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	74 of 241	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	93 of 222	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	189 of 357	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	251 of 356	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	242 of 343	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	192 of 317	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	208 of 273	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	213 of 286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	134 of 265	49.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)91st percentile+44 vs school

Male (2019)61st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2019)45th percentile~ school

White (2019)25th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)69th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2024)50th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)47th percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Math31%-5 vs state

Science28%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Total
Hotchkiss Elementary 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%)	38.2	544^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.5	485^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.6%	59	57.1	27.8	41.9	50.0	63.6	43.3	45.5	24.1	22.2	35.5	40.0	43.5	30.0	31.4	22.6	33.3	$14,168
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)							68.3							45.7			$13,833
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%)	76	218^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.1%		83.4	135^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.7%	83	64.0	47.6	66.7	63.0	67.5	70.3	64.4	52.0	52.4	50.0	40.7	22.0	51.4	42.9	70.8	59.5	$15,020
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)							65.2							50.0			$16,968
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%)	52.5	430^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.7%		49.6	452^nd of 943 public elementary schools	52.1%	22	47.9	41.7	47.3				45.7	58.3	45.8	25.5				42.4	36.4		$12,755
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%)	47.5	466^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.9%		39.5	530^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.8%	64	45.2	43.2	48.1				45.5	47.9	35.4	35.4				39.3	26.6		$12,636
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%)	39.2	534^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.8%		36.4	550^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.7%	16	12.5	30.0	54.4				33.0	13.8	31.4	44.1				29.9	48.5		$13,364
Olathe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	326 North 3rd Street	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 252-7940	424	24	17.9	68.6%	179 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	240 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	25.7	660^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.5%		22	713^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.4%	53	24.6	34.0	37.3				31.3	25.0	33.3	25.0				27.5	19.2		$12,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Hotchkiss Elementary School

What district is Hotchkiss Elementary School in?

Delta County Joint District No. 50

Is Hotchkiss Elementary School a good school?

Hotchkiss Elementary School ranks 544^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hotchkiss Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Hotchkiss Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hotchkiss Elementary School?

Students at Hotchkiss Elementary School are 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hotchkiss Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hotchkiss Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedaredge Middle School
Middle : Delta Middle School
High : Cedaredge High School
High : Delta High School
High : Grand Mesa Choice Academy
High : North Fork High School

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