Enrollment
179
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE BEQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT 49JT·NCES 080324000286
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT
730 MINTER AVENUE, DE BEQUE, CO 81630 · (970) 283-5596 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 10% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
114 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 5% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -10.8pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.9% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 23.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT this school | 179 | 63.7% | 21.2% |
| Branson School BRANSON | 67 | 62.7% | N/A |
| Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction GRAND JUNCTION | 457 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
| Holly School HOLLY | 276 | 64.1% | 26.4% |
| Genoa-Hugo School HUGO | 220 | 54.1% | 33.7% |
| Hi-Plains School District R-23 SEIBERT | 96 | 47.9% | 21.9% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #15 of 17 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #17 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #16 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #9 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
+214% since 1990-91, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 13.5 | 13.3:1 | 64% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 15.4 | 10.8:1 | 69% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 5.4 | 31.8:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 37% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 18.1 | 9.1:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 7 | 8.0:1 | 43% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 44 | 7 | 6.3:1 | 39% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 11 | 7.9:1 | 10% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 57 | 6 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (165 to 179); teachers down 25% (18.1 to 13.5).
About De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT, a small combined-grade school, is located in DE BEQUE, Colorado. The school's 179 students are in pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students each.
The school's district is De Beque School District 49JT.
White students make up a majority at De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT, at 76%. Next come 22% Hispanic. De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. The average for public schools in Mesa County is 53%.
Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.2% and a predicted 28.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mesa County, the median household income is $73,658, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT is one of 57 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Bea Underwood Elementary School, is about 10.9 miles from De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT. Compared with its nearest neighbors, De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 179, a 5% rise from 171 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Mesa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,601
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
22,232 students
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Nearby schools
- Bea Underwood Elementary School10.9 mi · 390
- Grand Valley High School11.0 mi · 293
- Grand Valley Center for Family Learning11.8 mi · 265
- Grand Valley Middle School12.8 mi · 264
- Plateau Valley Elementary School13.6 mi · 142
- Plateau Valley Junior High School13.6 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About De Beque PK-12 School District 49JTHow large is De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT?
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT serve?
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT.
How diverse is De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT?
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT reports a student body of 76% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT public or private?
De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT is a public K-12 school, overseen by De Beque School District 49JT.
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