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Fruitvale Elementary School

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Fruitvale Elementary School ranks 642 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fruitvale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Grand Junction, Colorado, with 376 students enrolled. The school is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which is ranked 40 out of 115 school districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively well-ranked district, Fruitvale Elementary School has consistently performed poorly, ranking in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by CMAS proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fruitvale's proficiency rates were 35.4% in ELA and 25.5% in Math, compared to the district's 43.1% and 34.7%, and the state's 44.8% and 35.9%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 35.2% over the past 3 years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Fruitvale Elementary School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Orchard Avenue Elementary School, Fruitvale performs significantly worse across most metrics, including statewide ranking, academic proficiency, and student group performance. The high percentage of students from low-income families at Fruitvale, ranging from 59.22% to 73.14% over the past 3 years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, long-term approach to improve student outcomes at Fruitvale Elementary School.

358

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,860

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 30 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81504-5658

(970) 254-5930

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Fruitvale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grand Mesa Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2022) to 32nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

642^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 26Elementary Schools in the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

40^th of 115Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	642 of 950	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	679 of 943	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	762 of 933	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	555 of 921	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	572 of 710	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	891 of 965	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	807 of 917	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	854 of 929	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	734 of 914	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	719 of 938	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.9	509 of 962	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.1	558 of 954	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	510 of 935	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	652 of 935	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.9	742 of 925	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	661 of 872	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	697 of 849	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	706 of 852	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	575 of 829	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.0	610 of 823	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	604 of 808	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	467 of 694	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	549 of 684	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	554 of 642	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	408 of 595	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	292 of 351	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	697 of 758	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	569 of 690	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	173 of 265	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	77 of 203	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.8	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	616 of 700	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	576 of 683	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	615 of 649	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	419 of 594	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	345 of 352	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	729 of 764	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	629 of 693	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	510 of 551	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	531 of 539	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	518 of 525	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	391 of 454	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	593 of 596	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	335 of 337	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-9 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

Science18%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2012

By far the worst school in Mesa county. The principal gladly allows bullying to take place. When you try and address her about the issues taking place, she refuses to speak about it. She does NOT return phone calls when she promises them. My son used to love school, but after 2 years of constant bullying, he began hating school. He would come up with excuses to not go, knowing that no staff member would stand up for him. I had a meeting set up with the Principal and Vice Principal and the other parents, I walked into the room and the Principal was not there. She did not care to address the situation. I transferred my son to a different school about 5 months ago, and I'm still waiting on a promised call from her. Very unprofessional staff members. Not only do they allow the kids to bully, but the teachers do as well. And as a parent, I find that intolerable. But they all seem to think it is ok. Also, my sons test scores and overall learning came up on the charts dramatically. They don't push the G&T children at all. They just let them fall behind and become bored with school. I would recommend not sending your child to this school at all. Close Quote

Schools Near Fruitvale Elementary School

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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 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	Total
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		$15,860
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		$15,156
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		$16,166
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	$10,755
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		$15,654
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		$14,981
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		$16,850
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			$16,087
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		$15,933
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		$14,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Fruitvale Elementary School

Is Fruitvale Elementary School a good school?

Fruitvale Elementary School ranks 642^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fruitvale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Fruitvale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fruitvale Elementary School?

Students at Fruitvale Elementary School are 62% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fruitvale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fruitvale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grand Mesa Middle School
High : Central High School

What district is Fruitvale Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

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