Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School

Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is a rural-scale senior high in DEL NORTE, Colorado, overseen by Upper Rio Grande School District C-7. The school caters to 173 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 360 students. Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 38% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Rio Grande County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rio Grande County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of -0.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rio Grande County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,411 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School is one of 11 public schools in Rio Grande County (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students).

The closest other public school is Del Norte Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School has ticked up 32%, going from 131 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.