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Best Public Schools in Mesa County, CO

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21,588

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Top rankedMesa Valley Community School8^th of 328 Colorado high schools

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Biggest riser

Rim Rock Elementary School up 139 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

R-5 High School 12.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Monument Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 K.4 Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5100	300	21	14.0	30.3%	261 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	71.3	259^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.6	375^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.2%	116							47.3	45.0	63.2				51.7	61.1	49.2	57.9				55.9	50.9			$17,206
Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 639-0884	375	25	14.7	57.9%	303 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	23.3	693^rd of 950 public elementary schools	27.1%		15.3	800^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.2%	107									35.6	37.0	51.5	40.0	31.9		13.3			12.1	23.3	10.3	15.9	40.0		$11,523
Grand River Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	600 N 14th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	Yes	No	(970) 254-5343	461	31	14.9	60.7%	350 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)	66.0		45.0	15.0	63.0							17.4	23.9									21.7	26.1	$16,594
Mesa Valley Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	609 25 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-7202	178	12	14.8	29.8%	138 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.9%)	95.4	8^th of 328 public high schools	97.6%		81.8	53^rd of 349 public high schools	84.8%	45		65.0			100.0						55.0							40.0		26.8				$10,427
Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Chipeta Avenue	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6825	364	25	14.6	76.4%	193 (53.0%)	4 (1.1%)	147 (40.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	44.5	493^rd of 950 public elementary schools	48.1%		34.4	564^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.2%	71							29.1	46.0	55.1				44.4	24.1	37.5	38.6				34.0	34.8			$17,452
Grand Mesa Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	360 28 Road	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 242-8445	18	2	10.2		12 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$00
Rim Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 J 6 Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6770	292	20	14.9	39.7%	216 (74.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	72.4	253^rd of 950 public elementary schools	73.4%		56.4	392^nd of 943 public elementary schools	58.4%	139							57.8	67.5	55.8				60.2	67.4	50.0	55.8				57.9	30.2			$18,045
Pear Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	432 30 1/4 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5960	428	29	15.0	70.8%	267 (62.4%)	1 (0.2%)	149 (34.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	631^st of 950 public elementary schools	33.6%		22.9	698^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.0%	67							35.3	32.3	35.8				34.5	35.8	26.9	26.5				29.7	13.2			$17,530
Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	491	28	17.2	87.6%	414 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	54.2	413^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.5%		65.1	312^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.9%	101							47.2	36.0	56.9	49.1	59.6	44.7	49.2	49.1	12.0	49.0	29.1	33.3	31.9	34.2	56.9	42.6		$12,523
Dual Immersion Academy School	Public	PK, KG-5	552 A West Main Street	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6070	310	15	20.8	93.5%	69 (22.3%)	2 (0.6%)	233 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	42.4	512^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.1%		39.4	531^st of 943 public elementary schools	43.7%	19							25.0	22.5	55.3				35.8	26.1	27.1	46.8				33.3	52.2			$15,264
Dos Rios Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Linden Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7910	293	18	16.1	79.5%	190 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	32.1	595^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.4%		20.8	734^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.2%	139							26.7	27.9	35.9				29.9	44.4	29.5	33.3				35.9	24.3			$17,485
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3260 D1/2 Road	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4900	395	29	13.6	79.5%	214 (54.2%)	2 (0.5%)	158 (40.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	14.9	809^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.8%		10	884^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.3%	75							22.1	19.0	32.1				24.0	14.3	13.8	21.2				16.1	20.8			$17,460
Grand Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	585 31-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6270	476	32	14.9	64.5%	272 (57.1%)	3 (0.6%)	173 (36.3%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	16.9	393^rd of 469 public middle schools	16.2%		12.8	432^nd of 485 public middle schools	10.9%	39										24.6	29.2	19.6	25.1				18.1	15.5	8.0	14.3		19.5		$16,353
New Emerson School at Columbus	Public, Magnet	K-5	2660 Unaweep Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 254-6500	138	9	15.1		114 (82.6%)	2 (1.4%)	14 (10.1%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	83.1	138^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.5%		84.7	126^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.6%	12							69.6	55.0	63.6				63.1	65.2	42.1	72.7				60.9	68.2			$16,752
Wingate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 South Camp Road	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4960	363	24	15.2	19.8%	295 (81.3%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	93.5	39^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.4	75^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.0%	36							74.6	82.8	83.8				80.6	81.0	70.3	58.1				69.2	70.8			$17,548
Thunder Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3063 F1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5870	432	27	16.2	54.4%	279 (64.6%)	5 (1.2%)	123 (28.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	27	643^rd of 950 public elementary schools	32.3%		18	768^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.6%	125							19.4	34.5	44.8				32.2	16.4	34.5	25.9				25.1	24.6			$16,374
Mount Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	3475 Front Street	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4720	569	34	16.7	68.7%	338 (59.4%)	5 (0.9%)	201 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	29.8	317^th of 469 public middle schools	32.4%		26.7	333^rd of 485 public middle schools	31.3%	16										30.9	39.5	38.8	36.3				24.9	15.6	21.6	20.7		27.0		$16,021
Mesa View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2967 B Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7970	375	21	18.0	55.2%	273 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (21.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	63	333^rd of 950 public elementary schools	64.9%		56.2	396^th of 943 public elementary schools	58.0%	63							55.8	39.7	66.0				52.3	55.8	36.5	45.7				44.7	48.9			$16,636
West Middle School	Public	6-8	123 W Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5090	468	29	16.4	52.1%	313 (66.9%)	6 (1.3%)	112 (23.9%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	42.3	232^nd of 469 public middle schools	50.5%		36.4	270^th of 485 public middle schools	44.3%	38										40.4	45.3	45.4	43.7				24.1	17.3	38.0	25.9		37.0		$15,455
Tope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2220 N 7th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7070	370	19	19.0	47.3%	252 (68.1%)	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.7%)	59.7	362^nd of 950 public elementary schools	61.9%		60.5	361^st of 943 public elementary schools	61.7%	1							47.5	52.8	62.3				54.8	40.0	34.0	50.9				41.8	38.5			$15,753
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	689 Brentwood Dr	Palisade	81526	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4870	310	19	16.5	42.6%	265 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	76.8	212^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.7%		71	250^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.5%	38							51.0	61.4	63.3				58.7	53.1	54.4	55.1				54.2	57.1			$16,823
Shelledy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 North Mesa	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6460	371	23	16.1	38.5%	318 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	58.9	371^st of 950 public elementary schools	60.9%		54.9	405^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.1%	34							49.0	47.1	57.9				51.1	55.1	30.0	48.3				42.9	40.4			$17,010
Scenic Elementary School	Public	K-5	451 West Scenic Dr	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6370	243	15	16.3	28.8%	211 (86.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	80.6	170^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.1%		89.7	80^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.5%	90							54.1	63.8	70.0				62.9	56.8	57.4	67.5				60.5	47.5			$16,511
R-5 High School	Public	9-12	455 N. 22nd St.Ste. B	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6880	207	17	12.4	66.2%	107 (51.7%)	2 (1.0%)	84 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)								(n/a)																								$20,172
Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	395	26	15.2	50.1%	240 (60.8%)	5 (1.3%)	123 (31.1%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	66.9	306^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.8%		56.2	397^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.9%	91							44.4	54.4	63.2				53.7	43.8	49.1	49.1				47.2	52.6			$16,479
Palisade High School	Public	9-12	3679 G Road	Palisade	81526	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4800	1,073	59	18.3	50.9%	709 (66.1%)	9 (0.8%)	301 (28.1%)	7 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.4%)	48.3	158^th of 328 public high schools	51.8%		54.9	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%	16	61.0	35.0	62.0	31.0	59.0	38.0																	35.6	$16,462
Orchard Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	2736 Unaweep Ave #a	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6320	560	35	15.9	58.9%	389 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	50.8	196^th of 469 public middle schools	58.2%		52.3	197^th of 485 public middle schools	59.4%	1										49.4	40.0	46.2	45.1				32.1	27.1	34.9	31.2		51.2		$16,017
Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7560	319	22	14.3	60.5%	238 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (20.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	54.3	411^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.7%		50.9	440^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.3%	29							42.1	36.0	60.4				46.3	41.0	33.3	42.3				38.7	51.9			$17,754
Nisley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	543 28-3/4 Road	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5900	346	21	16.4	81.5%	185 (53.5%)	4 (1.2%)	134 (38.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	15	805^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.1	879^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.8%	74							22.2	12.5	22.9				20.0	25.5	12.5	18.8				19.7	22.9			$16,862
Loma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 13 Road	Loma	81524	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6520	207	14	14.8	37.7%	176 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	44.1	502^nd of 950 public elementary schools	47.2%		55	404^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.2%	98							29.4	34.2	51.7				37.6	32.4	36.8	55.2				40.6	34.5			$17,326
Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2888 B1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7940	289	21	13.4	61.6%	201 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	35.9	563^rd of 950 public elementary schools	40.7%		43.3	493^rd of 943 public elementary schools	47.7%	70							35.1	32.6	44.4				38.0	24.3	39.1	34.5				33.3	25.5			$18,471
Grand Junction High School	Public	9-12	1400 N 5th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6900	1,832	91	20.0	43.1%	1,268 (69.2%)	19 (1.0%)	427 (23.3%)	24 (1.3%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.5%)	50.9	148^th of 328 public high schools	54.9%		53.8	147^th of 349 public high schools	57.9%	1	73.0	34.0	68.0	39.0	61.0	22.0																	24.7	$15,015
Gateway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	42575 Highway 141	Gateway	81522	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-7080	12	3	4.0		10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$54,499
Fruitvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	585 30 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5930	358	28	13.0	70.1%	223 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	118 (33.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	27.2	642^nd of 950 public elementary schools	32.4%		24.7	679^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.0%	37							27.8	42.3	36.5				35.4	21.4	25.9	29.4				25.5	17.6			$17,493
Fruita Monument High School	Public	9-12	1102 Wildcat Ave	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6600	1,427	74	19.3	30.1%	1,161 (81.4%)	3 (0.2%)	182 (12.8%)	19 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.9%)	67.1	111^th of 328 public high schools	66.2%		64.8	116^th of 349 public high schools	66.8%	5	68.0	45.0	76.0	50.0	72.0	36.0																	35.6	$15,637
Fruita Middle School	Public	6-8	1835 J Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6570	690	40	17.3	39.1%	554 (80.3%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (14.3%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	42.6	231^st of 469 public middle schools	50.7%		40.8	243^rd of 485 public middle schools	49.9%	12										41.1	37.2	37.9	38.8				23.9	31.9	41.6	32.1		34.2		$15,197
Clifton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3276 F Road	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4760	346	24	14.6	75.4%	206 (59.5%)	1 (0.3%)	129 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)							21.7						14.8			18.0				12.3				$17,086
Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3188 D1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4930	371	21	17.5	62.5%	240 (64.7%)	4 (1.1%)	110 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	57.8	386^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.4%		45.7	482^nd of 943 public elementary schools	48.9%	96							54.8	47.1	45.1				49.4	53.2	36.0	42.3				44.5	37.3			$15,895
Central High School	Public	9-12	3130 E1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6200	1,352	80	16.9	58.3%	772 (57.1%)	6 (0.4%)	500 (37.0%)	11 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	52 (3.8%)	43.8	177^th of 328 public high schools	46.0%		40.5	200^th of 349 public high schools	42.7%	23	65.0	28.0	64.0	36.0	62.0	24.0																	21.6	$16,100
Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6430	300	17	17.4	32.0%	246 (82.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33 (11.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	83.1	139^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.6	118^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.5%	21							44.2	66.7	82.2				64.7	51.2	60.0	68.9				60.1	73.3			$15,892
Bookcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	2935 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6220	525	38	13.7	72.6%	233 (44.4%)	5 (1.0%)	257 (49.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	14.7	411^th of 469 public middle schools	12.4%		16.4	396^th of 485 public middle schools	18.4%	15										23.5	19.4	20.8	21.4				12.6	15.1	14.7	14.1		18.2		$17,300
Appleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 H Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6400	439	24	18.0	37.4%	367 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	80.9	165^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.6%		67.1	295^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.7%	130							55.7	67.1	68.3				63.6	70.9	61.4	53.7				61.9	47.0			$15,790
Redlands Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Broadway	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-7000	632	37	17.3	25.3%	532 (84.2%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (10.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	85.9	53^rd of 469 public middle schools	88.7%		79.7	76^th of 485 public middle schools	84.3%	23										64.9	65.6	57.6	62.9				54.0	59.4	59.9	57.7		68.9		$15,052
De Beque Pk-12 School District 49JT	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	730 Minter Avenue	De Beque	81630	Mesa County	De Beque Joint District No. 49	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 283-5596	179	14	13.2	63.7%	136 (76.0%)	2 (1.1%)	39 (21.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								18.8		20.0			14.9		18.8	18.8	15.0		21.1	17.0		21.1		$22,350
Plateau Valley Junior High School	Public	7-8	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3547	41	3	14.2	46.3%	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)													44.1							17.6				$18,986
Grand Mesa High School	Public	9-12	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3576	55	2	23.3		32 (58.2%)	12 (21.8%)	9 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$14,289
Plateau Valley High School	Public	9-12	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3547	65	8	8.2	43.1%	56 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)																								$24,281
Plateau Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 487-3547	142	11	13.3	43.7%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	44.2	500^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.4%		43	496^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.4%	4									68.2	45.5			49.3			18.2	36.4			33.8	18.2			$16,540
Grand Mesa Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	360 28 Rd	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(970) 242-1521																			(n/a)																								$00
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	631 26 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81506	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 314-7894	40	4	10.0	37.5%	33 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)																								$17,973
Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	545 31 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	457	26	17.4	54.9%	340 (74.4%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)								(n/a)			84.0				33.3	48.6	16.2	27.5	48.0	34.6	33.5	33.3	41.7	8.1	15.7	16.0	15.4	22.3	13.5	19.2		$12,209
Monument View Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1956 Hwy 6 And 50 Building A	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 858-3798	38	3	11.7		28 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)																								$13,363
Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	871	63	13.9		659 (75.7%)	14 (1.6%)	132 (15.2%)	22 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)								(n/a)	90.0	42.0	88.0	45.0	83.0	42.0	54.3	43.5	68.6	42.1	43.3	57.8	51.7	38.6	19.0	32.4	27.6	11.7	27.3	26.6	36.6	46.2	51.4	$11,129

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