Schools in Zip Code 81413

Zip code 81413 in Cedaredge, Colorado, is served by three public schools within Delta County Joint District No. 50 — Cedaredge Elementary School (grades PK–5, 346 students), Cedaredge Middle School (grades 6–8, 154 students), and Cedaredge High School (grades 9–12, 280 students) — providing a complete PK–12 pathway for roughly 780 students in a district ranked in the 69th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating.

Cedaredge High School is the clear standout. It graduates 95.6% of its students, well above the state's 85.6%, and posts excellent SAT scores with 73% proficiency in reading/writing and 48% in math — dramatically above state averages of 60% and 32%. Cedaredge Elementary School is improving quickly, raising its state rank from the 52nd to the 63rd percentile and now exceeding both district and state averages in ELA and math. Cedaredge Middle School is the weakest of the three, with math proficiency of just 28% compared to the state's 37.3%, but it is making progress — its state rank improved to the 55th percentile and 8th grade science proficiency jumped from 17.8% to 43.8% in a single year.

The district's biggest challenges are chronic absenteeism and middle school math. Chronic absenteeism affects 39.3% of elementary students and 35.1% of middle school students, far above the state's 28.4%, while the high school's 24.4% rate is actually below the state average. Math struggles at the middle school are grade-specific: 6th grade sits at 21.7% proficiency, improving to 37.5% by 8th grade. Overall, this zip code offers a strong and improving education pathway, with the high school acting as a regional bright spot and the elementary school exceeding state averages in both core subjects. The middle school lags behind, especially in math, but its rising rank and remarkable science gains suggest it is heading in the right direction. Economic disadvantage varies by level, with the middle school's free/reduced lunch rate at 64.94% compared to the high school's 48.93%.