Enrollment
173
High
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER RIO GRANDE SCHOOL DISTRICT C-7·NCES 080330000290
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School
950 FRENCH STREET, DEL NORTE, CO 81132 · (719) 657-4050 · Rio Grande County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Colorado public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
89 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 15% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Rio Grande School District C-7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 26.8% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School this school | 173 | 51.4% | 34.8% |
| Holyoke Senior High School HOLYOKE | 212 | 59.0% | N/A |
| Centauri High School LA JARA | 301 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Brush High School BRUSH | 350 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Crowley County Junior and Senior High School ORDWAY | 156 | 51.9% | N/A |
| Lake County High School LEADVILLE | 389 | 55.3% | 18.1% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #82 of 231 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #14 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #23 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #270 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #141 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
173
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 173 | 14.6 | 11.8:1 | 51% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 16 | 11.7:1 | 51% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 36% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 12.4 | 10.5:1 | 45% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 50% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 39% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (131 to 173); teachers up 18% (12.4 to 14.6).
About Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is a high school located in DEL NORTE, Colorado, in Rio Grande County. Enrollment is 173 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. Against the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 72% lower.
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School sits within Upper Rio Grande School District C-7, which has 2 schools and 360 students.
Roughly 59% of students at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 38% White and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Rio Grande County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.8:1. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School reports 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Rio Grande County.
allk12 grades Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Colorado, Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.8% actual against a predicted 35.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rio Grande County, the median household income is $64,411, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 11 public schools in Rio Grande County, enrolling about 1,628 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Del Norte Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School at 2nd of 5.
NCES describes the area around Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 172 students in 2020-21 and 173 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
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Rio Grande County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,321
Census ACS
Median income
$64,411
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
- Del Norte Elementary SchoolElementary · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Del Norte Elementary School0.0 mi · 187
- Monte Vista Senior High School12.2 mi · 272
- Byron Syring Delta Center12.3 mi · 51
- Monte Vista On-Line Academy12.3 mi · 43
- Bill Metz Elementary School12.5 mi · 253
- Sargent Senior High School12.8 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School?
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School serve?
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is approximately 11.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School?
Student demographics at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School are roughly 38% White, 59% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School?
Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is overseen by Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 in Rio Grande County.
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