Hotchkiss Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Hotchkiss, Colorado
Hotchkiss Elementary School in Hotchkiss, Colorado enrolled 297 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
316 students in 2022-23, 302 students in 2023-24, 297 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.4 to 21.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 316 | 18.4 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
| 2024-25 | 297 | 21.5 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 247 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hotchkiss Elementary School enrolled 267 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 247 of the 267 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.5% of students were White, 17.5% Hispanic, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White79.5%
- Hispanic17.5%
- Two or more races2.7%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hotchkiss Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30‑34% | 28% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Hotchkiss Elementary School
- North Fork School of Integrated StudiesThe nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 112 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Paonia K-8The next nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 247 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Compare Hotchkiss Elementary School with North Fork School of Integrated StudiesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Delta County Joint District No. 50 spends per student$13,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,843
- The largest public schools in ColoradoHotchkiss Elementary School is the number 715 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#715 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hotchkiss Elementary School
How many students attend Hotchkiss Elementary School?
297 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 316 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hotchkiss, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hotchkiss Elementary School?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hotchkiss Elementary School a Title I school?
Hotchkiss Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hotchkiss Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hotchkiss Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hotchkiss Elementary School in?
Delta County Joint District No. 50, NCES district ID 0803330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080333000299 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.