Best Public Schools in Paonia, CO

Summary:

The city of Paonia, Colorado is home to two elementary schools: Paonia K-8 and North Fork School of Integrated Studies. Based on the available data, Paonia K-8 stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Colorado elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paonia K-8 boasts significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in CMAS/English Language Arts, CMAS/Science, and CMAS/Math. In contrast, North Fork School of Integrated Studies has less available data, and its performance appears to be more in line with the Delta County Joint District No. 50 and state averages.

While both schools have a predominantly white student population, Paonia K-8 has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (57%) compared to North Fork School of Integrated Studies (48%). Additionally, Paonia K-8 has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 14.9, compared to 16.8 at North Fork School of Integrated Studies.

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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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	252	17	15.1	57.5%	208 (82.5%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	83.4	135^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.7%		80.6	159^th of 933 public elementary schools	83.0%	24	55.0	45.8	75.0	66.7	68.3	71.0	64.7	55.0	58.3	58.3	60.0	40.0	54.8	53.3	75.0	53.6	$16,011
North Fork School of Integrated Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	119	7	17.6	71.4%	105 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)							72.5							47.5			$14,427

Cities Near Paonia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hotchkiss	9.43 mi	2	83^rd
Crawford	13.14 mi	1
Cedaredge	17.84 mi	3	91^st
Marble	24.49 mi	1
Delta	27.32 mi	9	115^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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