Fruita Monument High School

Fruita Monument High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Fruita, Colorado, with a total enrollment of 1,273 students. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which is ranked 40 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fruita Monument High School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in various standardized tests, including CMAS Science, SAT Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, PSAT9 Reading and Writing, and PSAT10 Reading and Writing. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.2% to 95.5% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Fruita Monument High School has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 2.2% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages. The school has also consistently ranked among the top Colorado high schools for its performance with gifted and talented students and its performance with low socioeconomic status students.

However, Fruita Monument High School has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 27.7% in 2023-2024 to 43.9% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, while the school performs well overall, there are some notable performance gaps between different racial/ethnic student groups. Compared to other high schools in the same district, Fruita Monument High School generally outperforms Palisade High School and Central High School in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics, but the nearby Mesa Valley Community School, a public charter school, has consistently outperformed Fruita Monument High School in several areas.