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Tope Elementary School

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Tope Elementary School ranks 431 st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Tope Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Grand Junction, CO, serving 370 students within the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Tope currently holds a 3-star SchoolDigger rating, ranking 431st out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (54th percentile) — a solid mid-tier position that reflects a decade of steady improvement. In 2015-2016, the school was rated 1 star and sat in the bottom third of the state, but it has been a consistent 3-star school since 2017-2018, peaking around the 62nd percentile in recent years.

Academically, Tope is notably strong in English Language Arts. In the latest testing year, 50.7% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to 42.5% for the district and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency (38.6%) is right around the state average (37.3%). Tope also outperforms several nearby schools with similar demographic profiles: Orchard Avenue Elementary (40.3% ELA) and Chipeta Elementary (40.6% ELA) trail Tope by roughly 10 percentage points in reading. One of the school's biggest strengths is its work with students from low-income backgrounds: for three consecutive years, its low socioeconomic status subgroup has ranked in the 78th–84th percentile statewide — a top-tier result. The clearest area for improvement is math in the upper grades: 3rd grade math proficiency is strong at 50%, but it drops to 36.8% in 4th grade and 31% in 5th grade.

Tope has also made major strides in attendance. Chronic absenteeism fell from 28.3% in 2023-2024 to 20.9% in 2024-2025, well below the district rate of 36.7% and the state rate of 28.4%. That is a meaningful advantage over neighbors such as Nisley Elementary (43.9%) and Juniper Ridge Community School (35.0%). Tope does operate with a higher student-teacher ratio (19.0) than most nearby elementaries, yet it continues to deliver solid results. Overall, Tope sits in the upper-middle tier of Grand Junction schools — clearly ahead of several neighbors while still a step behind top performers like New Emerson School at Columbus and Scenic Elementary School.

370

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,753

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2220 N 7th St
Grand Junction, CO 81501-7424

(970) 254-7070

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Tope Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Grand Junction High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

431^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

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
2026	50.6	431 of 946	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	362 of 950	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	361 of 943	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	401 of 933	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	383 of 921	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	308 of 710	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	425 of 965	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	499 of 917	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	659 of 929	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	642 of 914	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	647 of 938	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.5	705 of 962	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	681 of 954	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.6	623 of 935	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	659 of 935	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	631 of 925	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	562 of 872	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	506 of 849	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	481 of 852	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	391 of 829	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	386 of 823	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	278 of 808	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	415 of 695	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	284 of 694	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	379 of 684	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	285 of 642	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	419 of 758	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	405 of 690	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	70 of 322	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	58 of 337	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	58 of 365	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	60 of 265	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	28 of 332	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	53.6	129 of 308	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	350 of 697	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	348 of 700	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	248 of 683	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	406 of 649	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	326 of 764	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	335 of 693	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	463 of 547	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	376 of 551	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	409 of 539	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	334 of 525	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	331 of 596	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)78th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Math39%~ state avg

Science30%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
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		$15,753
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	631 26 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81506	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 314-7894	40	4	10.0	37.5%	33 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,973
Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	40	514^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.7%		54.3	411^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.7%	103	35.8	42.9	41.8				40.3	35.7	31.6	32.8				33.3	36.8		$17,754
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%)	39	524^th of 946 public elementary schools	44.6%		44.5	493^rd of 950 public elementary schools	48.1%	31	36.4	38.9	45.1				40.6	40.0	20.4	36.6				32.8	32.9		$17,452
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		$16,479
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		$15,264
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	$11,523
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%)	54.3	407^th of 946 public elementary schools	57.0%		54.2	413^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.5%	6	38.5	55.8	40.8	53.0	41.4	50.9	47.1	50.0	38.5	32.7	37.0	30.4	33.3	36.7	36.2	49.0	$12,523
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%)	85.3	130^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.3%		83.1	138^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.5%	8	60.9	75.0	55.6				63.9	756.0	751.0	64.7				54.1	72.2		$16,752
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%)	36.1	564^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.4%		32.1	595^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.4%	31	40.5	45.0	36.4				40.5	35.1	42.5	27.3				34.7	16.3		$17,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Tope Elementary School

Is Tope Elementary School a good school?

Tope Elementary School ranks 431^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Tope Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

What schools do graduates of Tope Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Middle School
High : Grand Junction High School

How many students attend Tope Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Tope Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tope Elementary School?

Students at Tope Elementary School are 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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