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Scenic Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

Summary

Scenic Elementary School is a K–5 school in Grand Junction, CO, serving 243 students in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, a district ranked in the top third of Colorado districts.

Scenic ranked 170th out of 950 Colorado elementary schools in 2024–2025, placing it in the 82nd percentile with a 4-star rating. That is a strong result, though it follows several years of elite 5-star performances in the 92nd–93rd percentile from 2021–2023. Academically, Scenic continues to outperform district and state averages by wide margins: 62.9% of students met or exceeded ELA standards and 60.5% did so in math, compared to 43.1% and 34.7% districtwide. Among nearby schools, Scenic is roughly on par with Broadway Elementary, New Emerson School at Columbus, and Appleton Elementary in both ELA and math, and leads Chipeta Elementary, Tope Elementary, and Pomona Elementary by significant margins. Only Wingate Elementary, ranked 39th statewide, clearly outpaces Scenic in every subject.

One of Scenic's most striking differentiators is its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.9% — roughly half the district's 36.7% and well below the state's 28.4%. The school also has an exceptional record with low-income students, ranking 2nd out of 365 Colorado schools for that subgroup in 2023–2024. However, the 2024–2025 school year brought notable changes: 5th-grade science proficiency fell from 79.1% to 47.5%, and the relative rankings for male and White students dropped sharply. With just 243 students, small cohort sizes can cause large year-to-year swings, so these trends are worth monitoring over several years. Still, Scenic's combination of strong academics, low absenteeism, and a proven track record with disadvantaged students makes it a standout choice in Grand Junction.

243

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

28.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

451 West Scenic Dr
Grand Junction, CO 81507-1571

(970) 254-6370

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Scenic Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Redlands Middle School
High:	Fruita Monument High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2023 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (60% vs 40% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2023) to 82nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

Not ranked this year

Scenic Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

38^th of 114Mesa 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	80.6	170 of 950	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	80 of 943	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	62 of 933	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	68 of 921	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	107 of 710	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	350 of 965	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	377 of 917	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	336 of 929	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	392 of 914	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	321 of 938	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.3	201 of 962	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	233 of 954	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	257 of 935	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	354 of 935	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	217 of 925	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	243 of 872	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	147 of 849	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.0	108 of 852	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	58.6	378 of 829	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.3	349 of 823	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.3	240 of 808	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	97 of 694	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	94 of 684	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	353 of 758	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	292 of 690	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	2 of 365	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	44 of 332	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	241 of 700	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	74 of 683	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	259 of 764	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	374 of 693	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	239 of 551	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	97.7	4 of 539	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	33 of 525	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	38 of 454	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	45.2	325 of 596	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)99th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+18 vs state

Math60%+25 vs state

Science48%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6430	300	17	17.4	32.0%	246 (82.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33 (11.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	67.9	284^th of 946 public elementary schools	70.0%		83.1	139^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.4%	145							58.5	48.9	58.2				55.6	62.3	45.5	49.1				52.6	38.6			94.4%	2.8%	$15,892
Mesa Valley Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	609 25 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-7202	178	12	14.8	29.8%	138 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.9%)	83.2	51^st of 340 public high schools	85.0%		95.4	8^th of 328 public high schools	97.6%	43	81.0	497.0	84.0	56.0	80.0	519.0				733.0	735.0	65.0	42.1				713.0	727.0	50.0	22.8		55.0		47.8%	17.4%	$10,427
Dual Immersion Academy School	Public	PK, KG-5	552 A West Main Street	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6070	310	15	20.8	93.5%	69 (22.3%)	2 (0.6%)	233 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	32.7	592^nd of 946 public elementary schools	37.4%		42.4	512^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.1%	80							41.4	34.1	53.2				43.6	31.8	18.8	27.7				25.9	23.9			97.9%	2.1%	$15,264
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%)	86.4	51^st of 476 public middle schools	89.3%		85.9	53^rd of 469 public middle schools	88.7%	2										57.9	59.8	64.2	60.6				61.0	48.5	71.8	60.7		70.3				$15,052
Wingate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 South Camp Road	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4960	363	24	15.2	19.8%	295 (81.3%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	88.5	87^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.5	39^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.9%	48							62.8	72.2	81.3				72.6	71.3	62.2	61.5				64.7	54.9			91.7%	8.3%	$17,548
Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	395	26	15.2	50.1%	240 (60.8%)	5 (1.3%)	123 (31.1%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	52.4	415^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.1%		66.9	306^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.8%	109							37.0	55.2	48.4				47.5	35.2	52.2	39.7				42.9	33.3			87.8%	8.2%	$16,479
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%)	32.7	292^nd of 476 public middle schools	38.7%		42.3	232^nd of 469 public middle schools	50.5%	60										36.6	30.3	32.9	33.3				27.6	22.9	27.0	26.0		27.5				$15,455
Grand Junction High School	Public	9-12	1400 N 5th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6900	1,832	91	20.0	43.1%	1,268 (69.2%)	19 (1.0%)	427 (23.3%)	24 (1.3%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.5%)	56.9	138^th of 340 public high schools	59.4%		50.9	148^th of 328 public high schools	54.9%	10	67.3	38.2	73.8	47.2	65.2	24.2																	34.5			$15,015
Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81502	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 639-0884	375	25	14.7	57.9%	303 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	15.4	808^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.6%		23.3	693^rd of 950 public elementary schools	27.1%	115							701.0	723.0	730.0	25.6	40.5	730.0	24.4	708.0	709.0	714.0	10.3	11.9	725.0	8.4	13.9	728.0		72.9%	8.4%	$11,523
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%)	50.6	431^st of 946 public elementary schools	54.4%		59.7	362^nd of 950 public elementary schools	61.9%	69							42.2	53.8	55.2				50.7	50.0	36.8	31.0				38.6	30.5			76.7%	4.6%	$15,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Scenic Elementary School

What district is Scenic Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

What is the racial makeup of Scenic Elementary School?

Students at Scenic Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Scenic Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Scenic Elementary School.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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