Delta County School District 50J
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Delta, Orchard City, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford.
At a glance
4,396Students enrolled
16Schools
6Towns served
$14,596Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
56%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
Garnet Mesa Elementary School or Lincoln Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Delta High School or Cedaredge High School or North Fork High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Paonia K-8 or North Fork School of Integrated StudiesDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Delta High School or Cedaredge High School or North Fork High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Delta High School or Cedaredge High School or North Fork High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CO
Math proficiency29%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 81.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,596
per student each year · 8% below the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,580’20
4,570’21
4,406’22
4,294’23
4,396’24
Students
White · 69%3,036
Hispanic · 25%1,103
Two or more races · 4%192
Asian · 1%43
Black · 0%12
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools16 in district
Garnet Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 488 students · Delta
B-PublicLincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 371 students · Delta
B-PublicCedaredge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 346 students · Cedaredge
B-PublicHotchkiss Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 297 students · Hotchkiss
BPublicPaonia K-8Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 247 students · Paonia
APublicNorth Fork Montessori @ CrawfordElementary · Grades PK–6 · 120 students · Crawford
B+PublicNorth Fork School of Integrated StudiesElementary · Grades PK–6 · 112 students · Paonia
A+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.