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Wingate Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Wingate Elementary School is a PK-5 elementary school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving 363 students within Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Wingate is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide (87th out of 943 elementary schools) with a 5-star rating. This isn't a one-year fluke—the school has earned 5 stars every year since 2021-2022 and has consistently ranked in the top 10% of Colorado elementary schools for five consecutive years. Its student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 is similar to other schools in the area.

Academically, Wingate dramatically outpaces district and state averages on Colorado's CMAS assessments. In 2025-2026, 72.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 64.7% were proficient in Math, compared to district averages of just 42.5% and 35.5%—a roughly 30-point advantage in both subjects. Science proficiency is similarly strong at 54.9%, nearly double the district's 29.5% rate. Among nearby schools, only Appleton Elementary School comes close to Wingate's achievement levels. Perhaps most remarkable is Wingate's record with students from low-income backgrounds: its low-socioeconomic-status students ranked 4th out of 365 schools statewide, placing in the 99th percentile.

Wingate also shines within a district that ranks in the 67th percentile overall, proving its success reflects school-specific strengths rather than district-wide averages. Chronic absenteeism stands at 19.7%—far better than the district's 36.7% and the state's 28.4%—though a few neighboring high-performers like New Emerson School at Columbus (10.1%) and Broadway Elementary School (14.1%) have even better attendance. Two areas worth monitoring: math proficiency dips slightly in upper grades (from 71.3% in 3rd grade to 61.5% in 5th), and 5th-grade science scores dropped from 70.8% to 54.9% year over year. Still, for parents seeking a proven academic leader in Grand Junction, Wingate is clearly among the strongest options.

363

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,548

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 South Camp Road
Grand Junction, CO 81507-2545

(970) 254-4960

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Wingate Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Redlands Middle School
High:	Fruita Monument High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

87^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	88.5	87 of 946	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	39 of 950	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	75 of 943	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	52 of 933	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	74 of 921	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	110 of 710	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	197 of 965	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	230 of 917	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	243 of 929	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	225 of 914	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	248 of 938	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	58.1	412 of 962	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	366 of 954	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	415 of 935	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	370 of 935	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	338 of 925	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	331 of 872	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	321 of 849	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	321 of 852	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.6	344 of 829	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	294 of 823	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.5	461 of 808	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	75 of 695	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	92.4	32 of 694	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	57 of 684	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	38 of 642	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	71 of 595	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	79 of 351	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	177 of 758	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	191 of 690	72.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	59 of 120	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.9	21 of 119	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	4 of 365	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	5 of 332	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	116 of 697	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	55 of 700	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	92 of 683	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	78 of 649	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	69 of 594	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	92 of 352	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	201 of 764	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	216 of 693	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	87 of 547	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	41 of 551	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	83 of 539	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	69 of 525	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	127 of 596	78.7%	★★★★☆

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+7 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+28 vs state

Math65%+27 vs state

Science55%+19 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
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		$17,548
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		$15,892
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
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
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%)	87.8	96^th of 946 public elementary schools	89.9%		80.9	165^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.6%	69	65.6	70.2	74.7				70.4	71.9	62.8	73.0				68.8	48.0		$15,790
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wingate Elementary School

How many students attend Wingate Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Wingate Elementary School.

Is Wingate Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Wingate Elementary School ranks in the top 9.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wingate Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Redlands Middle School
High : Fruita Monument High School

What district is Wingate Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

What is the racial makeup of Wingate Elementary School?

Students at Wingate Elementary School are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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