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Caprock Academy

Q: Is Caprock Academy a good school?

Caprock Academy ranks 582 nd of 943 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Alternative Schools

Better than 38% of Colorado alternative schools

Summary

Caprock Academy is a K–12 alternative public charter school in Grand Junction, CO, serving 871 students under the State Charter School Institute—making it the largest of the three comparison schools and offering a lower student-teacher ratio (13.9) than Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction (17.4) or Grand River Academy (14.9).

Caprock's strongest results are at the secondary level. The school posted 100% graduation rates for three consecutive years (2019–20 through 2021–22) and 91.3% in 2023–24, far above the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 district rate of 78.3% and the state's 84.2%. Dropout rates have stayed near zero (0.7% in 2023–24). College-prep reading and writing scores are exceptional: 83% of 11th graders scored proficient on SAT Reading/Writing versus 65% districtwide and 60% statewide, and 9th and 10th grade PSAT scores were similarly strong. Science is another standout—11th grade CMAS science proficiency hit 45.8% in 2025–26, nearly double the state average. Caprock also outperforms Grand River Academy on nearly every metric, including graduation rate (91.3% vs. 44.2%) and chronic absenteeism (28.7% vs. 51.2%).

However, math and elementary grades remain challenges. All-grades CMAS math proficiency was 26.6% in 2025–26, below the state's 37.3%, and 4th grade math (14.3%) and ELA (22.1%) were well below state averages. Seventh-grade math and 5th–7th grade ELA, by contrast, met or exceeded state averages—suggesting a "two different schools" profile. Chronic absenteeism (28.7%) is close to the state rate and much better than Grand River Academy's, but lower elementary results may be a concern for parents of younger students. Overall, Caprock offers outstanding high school outcomes, especially in reading, writing, and science, with more inconsistency in early grades.

871

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,129

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 24 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81505-1245

(970) 243-1771

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2023 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

Colorado avg43%

Elementary school

582^nd of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

197^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

85^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2017

From top 13% (2017) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Alternative Schools in the State Charter School Institute

49^th of 115State Charter School Institute among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	582 of 943	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	453 of 950	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	475 of 943	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	438 of 933	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	467 of 921	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	330 of 710	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	510 of 965	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	476 of 917	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.8	389 of 929	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	444 of 914	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	489 of 938	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	473 of 962	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	518 of 954	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	569 of 935	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	517 of 935	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	447 of 925	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	511 of 692	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	437 of 694	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	446 of 684	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	361 of 642	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	379 of 595	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	216 of 351	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	443 of 758	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	436 of 690	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	134 of 319	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	86 of 337	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	159 of 365	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	60 of 308	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	421 of 694	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	339 of 700	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	375 of 683	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	295 of 649	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	340 of 594	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	241 of 352	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	338 of 764	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	373 of 693	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	515 of 546	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	462 of 551	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	454 of 539	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	352 of 525	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	385 of 454	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	232 of 288	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	480 of 596	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	197 of 469	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	215 of 469	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	254 of 485	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	154 of 480	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	161 of 448	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	191 of 369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	277 of 458	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	237 of 418	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	209 of 424	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	162 of 400	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.8	236 of 436	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	217 of 461	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	220 of 454	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	195 of 425	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	128 of 422	69.7%	★★★★☆
2010	55.6	189 of 409	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	153 of 365	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	187 of 347	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	232 of 350	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	151 of 363	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	141 of 326	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	230 of 352	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	231 of 315	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	35 of 230	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	41.6	126 of 241	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	44 of 244	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	177 of 352	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	180 of 357	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	105 of 356	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	125 of 328	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	137 of 249	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	131 of 343	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	154 of 317	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	200 of 275	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	183 of 275	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	209 of 273	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	159 of 286	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	163 of 265	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	85 of 338	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	48 of 349	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	68 of 221	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	44 of 210	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	75 of 411	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	88 of 388	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.7	34 of 256	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	56 of 292	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	97 of 369	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	140 of 334	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.7	92 of 337	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	89 of 245	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	67 of 247	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	31 of 257	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	50 of 257	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	80 of 239	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	84.0	23 of 211	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	58 of 243	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	60 of 246	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	55 of 256	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	46 of 252	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	84 of 253	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	65 of 240	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	69 of 221	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.6	48 of 209	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	75 of 234	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	88 of 228	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	90 of 225	60.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile-31 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing83%+23 vs state

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Science37%+3 vs state

Mathematics27%-5 vs state

Math27%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

This school has just suspended a young girl for supporting her classmate who has cancer. She shaved her head and was promptly suspended for violating school code. What a screwed up school! But what a shining example this young lady provided for her fellow classmates (one they will never forget), showing compassion and true support when a friend needs support. Now the example of compassion this administrator has shown her school is telling and is incapable of leadership. What a missed opportunity! I would not leave my kid in the care of this administrator, if I had a child attending this school. But I would first be protesting their removal. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
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)	89.0	53.0	86.0	50.0	83.0	27.0	32.4	22.1	50.0	49.2	50.0	42.9	40.9	33.8	14.3	32.2	21.5	40.6	14.3	26.6	32.8	36.7	45.8	$11,129
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)					61.0						44.4												33.3	$16,594
Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	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)							34.7	28.3	26.2	11.4	37.5	30.8	27.6	38.8	19.6	31.0	11.4	18.8	11.5	23.0	16.7	23.1		$12,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Caprock Academy

How many students attend Caprock Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Caprock Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Caprock Academy?

Students at Caprock Academy are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Caprock Academy a good school?

Caprock Academy ranks 582^nd of 943 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Caprock Academy in?

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