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Shelledy Elementary School

Q: Is Shelledy Elementary School a good school?

Shelledy Elementary School ranks 371 st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Shelledy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fruita, Colorado, serving 398 students in grades PK-5. 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 and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Shelledy Elementary has shown mixed performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state in several areas, including English Language Arts for all grades and Math for 3rd grade. However, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.3% to 35.2% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Shelledy has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Shelledy Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, some interesting findings emerge. Wingate Elementary School and Scenic Elementary School consistently outperform Shelledy in academic measures, while Juniper Ridge Community School, a public charter school, underperforms Shelledy in most academic areas. Loma Elementary School, located about 5 miles from Shelledy, has lower academic performance and higher rates of free and reduced lunch recipients.

371

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,847

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

353 North Mesa
Fruita, CO 81521-2109

(970) 254-6460

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Shelledy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fruita Middle School
High:	Fruita Monument High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (46% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

371^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	58.9	371 of 950	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	405 of 943	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	427 of 933	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	566 of 921	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	500 of 710	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	749 of 965	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	668 of 917	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	776 of 929	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	656 of 914	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	697 of 938	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	607 of 962	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	709 of 954	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	580 of 935	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	491 of 935	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.5	476 of 925	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	514 of 872	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	501 of 849	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	507 of 852	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	563 of 829	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	555 of 823	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.2	598 of 808	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	286 of 694	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	383 of 684	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	349 of 642	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	325 of 595	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	309 of 351	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	617 of 758	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	501 of 690	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	101 of 337	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	160 of 365	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	167 of 265	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	214 of 332	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	205 of 308	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	361 of 700	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	345 of 683	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	379 of 649	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	431 of 594	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	290 of 352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	651 of 764	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	459 of 693	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	347 of 539	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	295 of 337	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)36th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Math43%+7 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Absolutely the worst communication I have EVER seen from a school. Some of the teachers are nice but these teachers are overworked and under trained. I do not want to go to a conference and here a teacher tel l me they do not understand the assessments that they are taking on children because they are not being trained. My child has attended this school for 3 years before they took her learning disability seriously. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Shelledy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 North Mesa	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6460	371	23	16.1	38.5%	318 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	58.9	371^st of 950 public elementary schools	60.9%		54.9	405^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.1%	34	49.0	47.1	57.9				51.1	55.1	30.0	48.3			42.9	40.4		$14,847
Rim Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 J 6 Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6770	292	20	14.9	39.7%	216 (74.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	72.4	253^rd of 950 public elementary schools	73.4%		56.4	392^nd of 943 public elementary schools	58.4%	139	57.8	67.5	55.8				60.2	67.4	50.0	55.8			57.9	30.2		$15,877
Monument Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 K.4 Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5100	300	21	14.0	30.3%	261 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	71.3	259^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.6	375^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.2%	116	47.3	45.0	63.2				51.7	61.1	49.2	57.9			55.9	50.9		$15,557
Monument View Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1956 Hwy 6 And 50 Building A	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 858-3798	38	3	11.7		28 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)																$11,613
Loma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 13 Road	Loma	81524	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6520	207	14	14.8	37.7%	176 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	44.1	502^nd of 950 public elementary schools	47.2%		55	404^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.2%	98	29.4	34.2	51.7				37.6	32.4	36.8	55.2			40.6	34.5		$14,833
Appleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 H Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6400	439	24	18.0	37.4%	367 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	80.9	165^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.6%		67.1	295^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.7%	130	55.7	67.1	68.3				63.6	70.9	61.4	53.7			61.9	47.0		$14,503
Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81507	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%)	83.1	139^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.6	118^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.5%	21	44.2	66.7	82.2				64.7	51.2	60.0	68.9			60.1	73.3		$15,347
Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	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%)	23.3	693^rd of 950 public elementary schools	27.1%		15.3	800^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.2%	107			35.6	37.0	51.5	40.0	31.9		13.3		12.1	23.3	10.3	15.9	40.0	$9,087
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%)	93.5	39^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.4	75^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.0%	36	74.6	82.8	83.8				80.6	81.0	70.3	58.1			69.2	70.8		$15,717
Scenic Elementary School	Public	K-5	451 West Scenic Dr	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6370	243	15	16.3	28.8%	211 (86.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	80.6	170^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.1%		89.7	80^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.5%	90	54.1	63.8	70.0				62.9	56.8	57.4	67.5			60.5	47.5		$16,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelledy Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shelledy Elementary School?

Students at Shelledy Elementary School are 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shelledy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Shelledy Elementary School.

Is Shelledy Elementary School a good school?

Shelledy Elementary School ranks 371^st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shelledy Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fruita Middle School
High : Fruita Monument High School

What district is Shelledy Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

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