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Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School

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Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School ranks 563 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 316 students in grades PK-5 in Grand Junction, Colorado, which is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. While the district is ranked 40 out of 115 school districts in the state, Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 38% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 33.3% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.6% to 35.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Lincoln Orchard Mesa has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.46% to 67.72%, indicating a lower socioeconomic status. When looking at specific student subgroups, the school performs particularly poorly for White students, ranking in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, but performs better for students of low socioeconomic status, ranking in the top half.

Compared to nearby elementary schools in the same district, such as Nisley Elementary, Chipeta Elementary, and Mesa View Elementary, Lincoln Orchard Mesa generally underperforms in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. The one exception is the New Emerson School at Columbus, a public magnet school in the district that significantly outperforms Lincoln Orchard Mesa and the district/state averages across all metrics, suggesting that specialized, high-performing programs can be successful within the same district.

289

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,893

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2888 B1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81503-3154

(970) 254-7940

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Orchard Mesa Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2022) to 41st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

563^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	35.9	563 of 950	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	493 of 943	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	442 of 933	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	403 of 921	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	375 of 710	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	710 of 965	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	829 of 917	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	604 of 929	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.9	730 of 914	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.8	618 of 938	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	553 of 962	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	646 of 954	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.1	714 of 935	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	688 of 935	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	730 of 925	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	577 of 872	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.5	603 of 849	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	573 of 852	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	488 of 829	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.7	493 of 823	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	542 of 808	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	434 of 694	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	418 of 684	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	314 of 642	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	276 of 595	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	272 of 351	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	636 of 758	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	570 of 690	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	175 of 337	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	133 of 365	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	95 of 265	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	47 of 203	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	120 of 332	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.6	295 of 308	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	504 of 700	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	452 of 683	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	422 of 649	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	373 of 594	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	247 of 352	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	655 of 764	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	664 of 693	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	453 of 539	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	447 of 525	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	350 of 454	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	252 of 288	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	588 of 596	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	337 of 337	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Math33%-3 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Orchard Mesa 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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	$15,893
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	$15,541
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	$16,800
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	$15,713
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
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
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	$16,633
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School

How many students attend Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orchard Mesa Middle School

Is Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School ranks 563^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School are 70% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

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