Is Delta Middle School a good school?

Delta Middle School ranks 265 th of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Delta Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 508 students attended Delta Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Delta Middle School?

Students at Delta Middle School are 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Delta Middle School attend?

Students who attend Delta Middle School usually go on to attend Cedaredge High School

Delta Middle School

Summary:

Delta Middle School is a public middle school located in Delta, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 508 students. The school is part of the Delta County Joint District No. 50, which is ranked 42 out of 116 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to the nearby Cedaredge Middle School, Delta Middle School has a more diverse student population, with 32.48% Hispanic students and 3.94% students of two or more races, versus Cedaredge Middle School's 85.64% White student body. However, Delta Middle School's academic performance on CMAS tests is generally lower than the state and district averages, particularly in Math, where only 17.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 31% for the district and 34.2% for the state. Interestingly, Delta Middle School performs better than the state average in CMAS English Language Arts, with 45.8% of students proficient or better.

Delta Middle School also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While this presents challenges, the school has shown improvement in supporting these students, moving from the 110th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 69th percentile in 2022-2023. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is higher than the nearby Cedaredge Middle School's ratio of 15.0, which may also be a factor in the school's academic performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

910 Grand Avenue
Delta, CO 81416-2033

(970) 874-8046

District: Delta County Joint District No. 50

SchoolDigger Rank:
265^th of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,046

Students who attend Delta Middle School usually attend:

High:	Cedaredge High School
	Delta High School
	Grand Mesa Choice Academy
	North Fork High School

Feeder schools for Delta Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedaredge Elementary School
	Garnet Mesa Elementary School
	Hotchkiss Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	North Fork Montessori @ Crawford
	Paonia K-8

Student/teacher ratio: 17.2

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Delta Middle School ranks worse than 54.6% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.34. (See more...)

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Delta Middle School is $14,046, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Delta County Joint District No. 50!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Delta Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Delta Middle School 265^th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Delta Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Delta County Joint District No. 50:

SchoolDigger ranks Delta County Joint District No. 50 42^nd of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	25.22	262^nd	336	22.0%
2005	19.04	290^th	340	14.7%
2006	35.98	244^th	346	29.5%
2007	37.16	252^nd	360	30.0%
2008	35.54	253^rd	362	30.1%
2009	29.45	288^th	377	23.6%
2010	40.64	265^th	409	35.2%
2011	50.28	229^th	422	45.7%
2012	50.89	222^nd	425	47.8%
2013	53.83	214^th	454	52.9%
2014	46.06	249^th	461	46.0%
2015	31.73	291^st	436	33.3%
2016	26.26	293^rd	400	26.8%
2017	29.13	297^th	424	30.0%
2018	37.21	252^nd	418	39.7%
2019	40.62	261^st	458	43.0%
2021	40.29	204^th	369	44.7%
2022	28.86	298^th	448	33.5%
2023	39.32	260^th	480	45.8%
2024	37.34	265^th	485	45.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	44.32	107^th	222	51.8%
2019	43.05	127^th	240	47.1%
2021	48.68	49^th	114	57.0%
2022	38.37	110^th	197	44.2%
2023	58.91	69^th	241	71.4%
2024	39.54	140^th	244	42.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	37.78	189^th	315	40.0%
2019	32.27	236^th	352	33.0%
2021	38.67	150^th	254	40.9%
2022	23.02	246^th	326	24.5%
2023	32.97	218^th	363	39.9%
2024	33.45	215^th	350	38.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	27.71	221^st	317	30.3%
2019	43.00	184^th	343	46.4%
2021	31.37	168^th	249	32.5%
2022	27.14	220^th	328	32.9%
2023	37.49	195^th	356	45.2%
2024	33.07	221^st	357	38.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	34.93	57^th	83	31.3%
2022	32.76	110^th	169	34.9%
2023	47.34	92^nd	198	53.5%
2024	50.36	87^th	199	56.3%

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Rank History for White students at Delta Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	27.00	147^th	199	26.1%
2019	28.70	206^th	283	27.2%
2021	29.30	146^th	203	28.1%
2022	13.86	232^nd	265	12.5%
2023	26.46	212^th	286	25.9%
2024	34.32	178^th	273	34.8%

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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Delta Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	427	0	5	85	0	n/a	n/a	517
1989	434	1	3	106	2	n/a	n/a	546
1990	426	0	1	96	3	n/a	n/a	526
1991	426	0	1	99	1	n/a	n/a	527
1992	445	0	0	120	1	n/a	n/a	566
1993	477	0	0	140	0	n/a	n/a	617
1994	455	1	2	154	1	n/a	n/a	613
1995	548	3	3	153	2	n/a	n/a	709
1996	548	3	3	153	2	n/a	n/a	709
1997	510	6	5	148	5	n/a	n/a	674
1998	510	1	5	169	2	n/a	n/a	687
1999	503	0	4	166	2	n/a	n/a	675
2000	368	0	2	131	0	n/a	n/a	501
2001	397	0	3	125	1	n/a	n/a	526
2002	345	6	4	153	5	n/a	n/a	513
2003	345	6	4	153	5	n/a	n/a	513
2004	346	5	1	161	11	n/a	n/a	524
2005	351	5	2	159	5	n/a	n/a	522
2006	372	3	1	158	5	n/a	n/a	539
2007	355	5	4	177	7	n/a	n/a	548
2008	350	5	4	165	7	n/a	n/a	531
2009	325	3	6	150	6	n/a	n/a	490
2010	314	3	3	156	6	n/a	n/a	482
2011	282	6	7	162	10	0	5	472
2012	276	1	5	148	8	0	7	445
2013	313	1	19	154	6	0	10	503
2014	325	1	12	125	7	0	9	479
2015	324	0	10	142	8	0	10	494
2016	321	1	11	156	5	0	8	502
2017	302	0	5	173	4	0	12	496
2018	308	2	8	173	2	1	16	510
2019	296	2	11	168	2	1	21	501
2020	287	1	13	168	5	1	19	494
2021	283	0	13	155	6	0	12	469
2022	304	1	13	176	3	1	13	511
2023	308	2	12	165	1	0	20	508

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Delta Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	33.1	15.6	n/a
1989	546	33.6	16.2	38.8
1990	526	34.4	15.2	36.3
1991	527	32.8	16.0	35.7
1992	566	33.4	16.9	38
1993	617	31.9	19.3	40.2
1994	613	32.5	18.9	40.5
1995	709	37.5	18.9	39.2
1996	709	37.5	18.9	39.2
1997	674	37.6	17.9	37.1
1998	687	36.6	18.8	41.5
1999	675	45.0	15.0	39.6
2000	501	32.5	15.4	49.7
2001	526	35.5	14.8	47.7
2002	513	33.5	15.3	54
2003	513	33.5	15.3	54
2004	524	33.2	15.8	58.2
2005	522	34.2	15.3	58.6
2006	539	33.6	16.0	57.5
2007	548	32.5	16.9	58.9
2008	531	34.5	15.4	58
2009	490	33.4	14.7	55.3
2010	482	34.0	14.1	61.4
2011	472	31.2	15.0	60.6
2012	445	31.4	14.1	57.5
2013	503	29.0	17.3	53.3
2014	479	29.0	16.5	57.4
2015	494	30.0	16.4	59.1
2016	502	31.0	16.1	63.9
2017	496	29.8	16.6	63.3
2018	510	28.1	18.1	62.5
2019	501	29.3	17.0	57.9
2020	494	30.0	16.4	63.8
2021	469	28.0	16.7	67
2022	511	27.4	18.5	47.9
2023	508	29.5	17.2	52.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Delta Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	33.1	15.6	n/a
1989	546	33.6	16.2	38.8
1990	526	34.4	15.2	36.3
1991	527	32.8	16.0	35.7
1992	566	33.4	16.9	38
1993	617	31.9	19.3	40.2
1994	613	32.5	18.9	40.5
1995	709	37.5	18.9	39.2
1996	709	37.5	18.9	39.2
1997	674	37.6	17.9	37.1
1998	687	36.6	18.8	41.5
1999	675	45.0	15.0	39.6
2000	501	32.5	15.4	49.7
2001	526	35.5	14.8	47.7
2002	513	33.5	15.3	54
2003	513	33.5	15.3	54
2004	524	33.2	15.8	58.2
2005	522	34.2	15.3	58.6
2006	539	33.6	16.0	57.5
2007	548	32.5	16.9	58.9
2008	531	34.5	15.4	58
2009	490	33.4	14.7	55.3
2010	482	34.0	14.1	61.4
2011	472	31.2	15.0	60.6
2012	445	31.4	14.1	57.5
2013	503	29.0	17.3	53.3
2014	479	29.0	16.5	57.4
2015	494	30.0	16.4	59.1
2016	502	31.0	16.1	63.9
2017	496	29.8	16.6	63.3
2018	510	28.1	18.1	62.5
2019	501	29.3	17.0	57.9
2020	494	30.0	16.4	63.8
2021	469	28.0	16.7	67
2022	511	27.4	18.5	47.9
2023	508	29.5	17.2	52.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Delta Middle School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$10,834
2020	$11,411
2021	$12,576
2022	$13,009
2023	$14,046

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Delta Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 261^st of 458 Middle schools	Ranks 260^th of 480 Middle schools	2.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Delta Middle School)	39.2	43.6	4.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	39.6	48.5	8.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	43.6	43.4	0.2%
6th Grade Math (Delta Middle School)	27.2	11.5	15.7%
6th Grade Math (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	25.7	19.9	5.8%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	28.2	1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Delta Middle School)	43	51.2	8.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	46.2	51.7	5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.5	45	1.5%
7th Grade Math (Delta Middle School)	28.1	14.6	13.5%
7th Grade Math (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	29.6	22.3	7.3%
7th Grade Math (Colorado)	31.6	26.3	5.3%
8th Grade Science (Delta Middle School)	23.9	25.2	1.3%
8th Grade Science (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	29.7	27.6	2.1%
8th Grade Science (Colorado)	31.5	31.3	0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Delta Middle School)	47.6	46.1	1.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	48.3	47.8	0.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.9	42.4	4.5%
8th Grade Math (Delta Middle School)	31.7	27.3	4.4%
8th Grade Math (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	31.5	32.5	1%
8th Grade Math (Colorado)	36.9	32.7	4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Delta Middle School)	43.2	47	3.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	45.9	45.1	0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.7	2.1%
All Grades Math (Delta Middle School)	28.9	17.3	11.6%
All Grades Math (Delta County Joint District No. 50)	30.8	29.3	1.5%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	32.9	1.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	501	508	1.4%
African American	2	2
American Indian	2	1	50%
Asian	11	12	9.1%
Hispanic	168	165	1.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	296	308	4.1%
Two or More Races	21	20	4.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	57.9%	52.6%	5.3%

Schools Near Delta Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CMAS English Language Arts (2024)				CMAS Math (2024)				CMAS Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8046	508	30	17.2	52.6%	308 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	165 (32.5%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	37.3	265^th of 485 public middle schools	45.4%		39.3	260^th of 480 public middle schools	45.8%	5	45.5	42.3	49.7	45.8	14.5	11.4	27.9	17.8	26.1	$14,046
Delta Academy of Applied Learning	Public	5-8	822 Grand Ave	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-0835	25	2	12.9		20 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$15,974
Cedaredge Middle School	Public	6-8	845 SE Deer Creek Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-3118	188	13	15.0	49.5%	161 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	40.5	246^th of 485 public middle schools	49.3%		55.4	171^st of 480 public middle schools	64.4%	75	35.2	44.7	47.1	42.7	24.5	29.8	22.9	25.3	27.5	$14,588

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