Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELTA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT NO. 50·NCES 080333001337
Paonia K-8
430 BOX ELDER, PAONIA, CO 81428 · (970) 527-3639 · Delta County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-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
14.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
144 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 | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 61% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
32%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
64.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 53.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Paonia K-8
Paonia K-8's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paonia K-8 this school | 247 | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| Lincoln School of Science and Technology CANON CITY | 254 | 61.0% | 43.6% |
| Dolores Elementary School DOLORES | 245 | 53.9% | 35.9% |
| McKinley Elementary School CANON CITY | 262 | 61.5% | 30.8% |
| Penrose Elementary School PENROSE | 281 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| Parkview Elementary School RANGELY | 236 | 50.4% | 32.5% |
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 Paonia K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Delta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #178 of 931 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #372 of 940 ▼ 177 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #146 of 946 ▼ 1 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #838 of 1,056 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #320 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #779 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #393 of 983 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #59 of 200 | 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
247
+57 (+30%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 247 | 16.8 | 14.7:1 | 58% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 16.6 | 15.2:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 16.8 | 15.0:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 54% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 10.6 | 19.3:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 55% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 44% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 25% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 12 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paonia K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (204 to 247); teachers up 59% (10.6 to 16.8).
About Paonia K-8
Paonia K-8 is an elementary school in PAONIA, Colorado, and it is part of Delta County Joint District No. 50. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 247 students. Enrollment is 35% lower than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Paonia K-8 sits within Delta County Joint District No. 50, which has 17 schools and 4,591 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Paonia K-8. Next come 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share in Delta County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Delta County average 56%.
allk12 grades Paonia K-8 an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Paonia K-8 posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado are predicted to post 31.4%, so the school is 26.5 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Delta County has about 31,598 residents, and the median household income is $57,774, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Delta County has 18 public schools and roughly 4,591 students.
North Fork School of Integrated Studies is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Paonia K-8 holds 3 other public schools. Paonia K-8 ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.9% against a local average of 40.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Federal data show a 30% enrollment rise, from 190 in 2020-21 to 247 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Paonia K-8 may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
- Garnet Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Cedaredge Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Vision Charter AcademyCombined · 311 students
Other schools in PAONIA
- North Fork School of Integrated StudiesElementary · 112 students
Nearby schools
- North Fork School of Integrated Studies0.0 mi · 112
- North Fork High School8.0 mi · 265
- Hotchkiss Elementary School8.0 mi · 297
- North Fork Montessori @ Crawford11.4 mi · 120
- Cedaredge High School17.5 mi · 280
- Cedaredge Middle School17.6 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Paonia K-8What is the total enrollment at Paonia K-8?
Paonia K-8 enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Paonia K-8 serve?
Paonia K-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Paonia K-8?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Paonia K-8.
What is the student diversity at Paonia K-8?
Student demographics at Paonia K-8 are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Paonia K-8 public or private?
Paonia K-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delta County Joint District No. 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.