North Fork School of Integrated Studies

Located at 430 BOX ELDER, in PAONIA, Colorado, North Fork School of Integrated Studies is a rural-scale K-5 school that educates 112 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Delta County Joint District No. 50. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so North Fork School of Integrated Studies sits 70% below that benchmark.

Delta County Joint District No. 50 runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 4,591 students. North Fork School of Integrated Studies is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Fork School of Integrated Studies logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, North Fork School of Integrated Studies has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, North Fork School of Integrated Studies sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.3%; actual is 58.5%, +23.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Delta County) reports that median household earnings sit near $57,774, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Fork School of Integrated Studies is one of 18 public schools in Delta County (combined enrollment of about 4,591 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paonia K-8, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, North Fork School of Integrated Studies comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. North Fork School of Integrated Studies's enrollment has grew 143% since 2018, when it stood at 46 (now 112). Over the same period, the White share expanded from 80% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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