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What's one thing Garnet Mesa Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELTA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT NO. 50·NCES 080333000298
Garnet Mesa Elementary School
600 A STREET, DELTA, CO 81416 · (970) 874-8003 · Delta County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
309 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 33.7% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Garnet Mesa Elementary School
Garnet Mesa Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Mesa Elementary School this school | 488 | 63.3% | 37.1% |
| Pagosa Springs Elementary School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 511 | 60.7% | 31.2% |
| Wray Elementary School WRAY | 409 | 63.6% | 48.6% |
| Fremont Elementary School FLORENCE | 441 | 59.6% | 23.8% |
| Chatfield Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 371 | 62.5% | 40.1% |
| Pear Park Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 428 | 70.8% | 26.9% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Garnet Mesa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Delta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #480 of 931 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #417 of 940 ▲ 58 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #430 of 946 ▲ 66 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #261 of 1,056 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #554 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #507 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #339 of 983 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #439 of 664 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
488
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 488 | 30.3 | 16.1:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 29.3 | 17.0:1 | 68% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 28.3 | 17.3:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 60% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 67% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 63% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 35 | 20.8:1 | 52% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garnet Mesa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (557 to 488); teachers down 2% (31 to 30.3).
About Garnet Mesa Elementary School
Among the schools in DELTA, Colorado, is Garnet Mesa Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 488 students. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 29% bigger than that.
Garnet Mesa Elementary School belongs to Delta County Joint District No. 50, a district of 17 schools and 4,591 students.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at Garnet Mesa Elementary School. Other students are 31% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Delta County residents. By the diversity index, Garnet Mesa Elementary School comes in at 48%.
Federal staffing data show 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Garnet Mesa Elementary School and a ratio of 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 63% of students.
allk12 grades Garnet Mesa Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Garnet Mesa Elementary School are 8.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.1% actual, 28.3% predicted).
Among Delta County residents, median household income is about $57,774, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 18 public schools in Delta County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,591.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Garnet Mesa Elementary School. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Garnet Mesa Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Garnet Mesa Elementary School is Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 488, starting from 490.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Garnet Mesa Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,598
Census ACS
Median income
$57,774
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delta County Joint District No. 50
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Cedaredge Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Vision Charter AcademyCombined · 311 students
- Hotchkiss Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Other schools in DELTA
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Vision Charter AcademyCombined · 311 students
- Vision Charter Academy K-8Elementary · 195 students
- Backpack Early Learning AcademyElementary · 188 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 371
- Delta Academy of Applied Learning0.5 mi · 25
- Backpack Early Learning Academy0.5 mi · 188
- Delta Middle School0.5 mi · 498
- Grand Mesa Choice Academy0.6 mi · 68
- Vision Charter Academy0.7 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Garnet Mesa Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garnet Mesa Elementary School?
Garnet Mesa Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-05.
Is Garnet Mesa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garnet Mesa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garnet Mesa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garnet Mesa Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Garnet Mesa Elementary School?
Garnet Mesa Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Garnet Mesa Elementary School?
Garnet Mesa Elementary School is overseen by Delta County Joint District No. 50 in Delta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.