Middle Schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Summary:

The Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in Colorado is home to 7 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. These schools, which include Redlands Middle School, Orchard Mesa Middle School, Bookcliff Middle School, Mount Garfield Middle School, Grand Mesa Middle School, West Middle School, and Fruita Middle School, offer a range of educational opportunities for students in the region.

Among the standout schools in the district, Redlands Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Colorado, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the district and state averages in CMAS testing for English Language Arts and Math. West Middle School and Fruita Middle School also perform well, ranking in the top 50% of Colorado middle schools and maintaining 3-star ratings. While the other schools in the district may not be as high-performing, they still provide valuable educational opportunities for students.

The data reveals some areas of concern, such as high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and significant disparities in academic performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools. The district should work to identify and address the factors contributing to these challenges, as well as explore strategies to replicate the success of the top-performing schools throughout the district.

District Detail

2115 Grand Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501-8063

(970) 254-5100

SchoolDigger Rank:
40^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 19,753

Primary Schools: 27
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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
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	$14,392
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	$16,301
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	$14,951
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	$14,519
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	$14,498
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	$15,072
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	$13,822

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
State Charter School Institute	2.99 mi	52	50^th
Division of Youth Services	6.29 mi	6
De Beque Joint District No. 49	28.96 mi	1
Plateau Valley School District No. 50	36.22 mi	4
Delta County Joint District No. 50	39.33 mi	16	38^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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