Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELTA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT NO. 50·NCES 080333000299
Hotchkiss Elementary School
465 LORAH LANE, HOTCHKISS, CO 81419 · (970) 872-3325 · Delta County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+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
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
146 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
34%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% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.3pp 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 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 34.7% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hotchkiss Elementary School
Hotchkiss Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkiss Elementary School this school | 297 | 49.2% | 37.7% |
| Cache La Poudre Elementary School LAPORTE | 281 | 49.8% | 39.1% |
| Penrose Elementary School PENROSE | 281 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| Canon Exploratory School CANON CITY | 316 | 53.2% | 42.3% |
| Summit Elementary School DIVIDE | 286 | 43.7% | 52.5% |
| Rye Elementary School RYE | 319 | 53.3% | 41.2% |
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 Hotchkiss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Delta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #468 of 931 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #523 of 940 ▼ 62 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #431 of 946 ▲ 29 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #725 of 1,056 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #203 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #762 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #487 of 983 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #425 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
297
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 297 | 21.5 | 13.8:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 17.1 | 17.6:1 | 60% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 18.4 | 17.2:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 55% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 40% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hotchkiss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (341 to 297); teachers down 2% (22 to 21.5).
About Hotchkiss Elementary School
Hotchkiss Elementary School, located in HOTCHKISS, Colorado, is a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 297 students. That is 22% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Delta County Joint District No. 50 runs Hotchkiss Elementary School along with 16 other schools, enrolling 4,591 students in total.
At Hotchkiss Elementary School, 79% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Hotchkiss Elementary School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hotchkiss Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Hotchkiss Elementary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hotchkiss Elementary School would score about 36.9%. It scores 37.7%, within a point of that figure.
Delta County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $57,774 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Delta County number 18, with about 4,591 students.
North Fork High School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hotchkiss Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hotchkiss Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 297 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Hotchkiss Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Garnet Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Cedaredge Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Vision Charter AcademyCombined · 311 students
Nearby schools
- North Fork High School1.2 mi · 265
- North Fork School of Integrated Studies8.0 mi · 112
- Paonia K-88.0 mi · 247
- North Fork Montessori @ Crawford8.9 mi · 120
- Cedaredge Middle School12.7 mi · 154
- Cedaredge High School12.8 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Hotchkiss Elementary SchoolHow large is Hotchkiss Elementary School?
Hotchkiss Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hotchkiss Elementary School serve?
Hotchkiss Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hotchkiss Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hotchkiss Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hotchkiss Elementary School?
At Hotchkiss Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hotchkiss Elementary School?
Hotchkiss 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.