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Grand Mesa Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Grand Mesa Middle School is a public middle school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving 525 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Colorado middle schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state.

Grand Mesa Middle School's student performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.5% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 36.5% for the district and 36.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Grand Mesa Middle School has consistently higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Mesa County Valley School District, such as Fruita Middle School, Redlands Middle School, and Orchard Mesa Middle School, generally outperform Grand Mesa Middle School on key metrics like statewide ranking and student performance. This suggests that addressing the unique challenges faced by Grand Mesa Middle School, including its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, will be crucial in improving student outcomes.

476

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,822

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 31-1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81504-6001

(970) 254-6270

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Grand Mesa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Grand Mesa Middle School:

Elementary:	Chatfield Elementary School
	Fruitvale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

393^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle 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	16.9	393 of 469	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	432 of 485	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	410 of 480	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	380 of 448	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	319 of 369	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	378 of 458	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	359 of 418	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	371 of 424	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	318 of 400	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	322 of 436	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	319 of 461	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	338 of 454	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.8	316 of 425	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	328 of 422	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	293 of 409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	262 of 377	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.7	269 of 362	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.2	226 of 360	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	213 of 346	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.4	193 of 340	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	207 of 336	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	309 of 347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	327 of 350	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	302 of 363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	295 of 326	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	221 of 254	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	292 of 352	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	270 of 315	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	197 of 220	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	201 of 241	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	222 of 244	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	213 of 241	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	141 of 197	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	202 of 240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	181 of 222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	310 of 352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	332 of 357	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	329 of 356	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	288 of 328	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	307 of 343	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	301 of 317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	273 of 273	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	282 of 286	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	264 of 265	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	201 of 203	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	278 of 283	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Science20%-17 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, November 3, 2018

The school over all is very nice I have experance extreme rudeness and cursing my teacher all treat me politely and I feel like I have a relationship were I can trust all my teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Grand Mesa Middle 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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Grand Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	585 31-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6270	476	32	14.9	64.5%	272 (57.1%)	3 (0.6%)	173 (36.3%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	16.9	393^rd of 469 public middle schools	16.2%		12.8	432^nd of 485 public middle schools	10.9%	39	24.6	29.2	19.6	25.1	18.1	15.5	8.0	14.3	19.5	$13,822
Bookcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	2935 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6220	525	38	13.7	72.6%	233 (44.4%)	5 (1.0%)	257 (49.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	14.7	411^th of 469 public middle schools	12.4%		16.4	396^th of 485 public middle schools	18.4%	15	23.5	19.4	20.8	21.4	12.6	15.1	14.7	14.1	18.2	$16,301
Mount Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	3475 Front Street	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4720	569	34	16.7	68.7%	338 (59.4%)	5 (0.9%)	201 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	29.8	317^th of 469 public middle schools	32.4%		26.7	333^rd of 485 public middle schools	31.3%	16	30.9	39.5	38.8	36.3	24.9	15.6	21.6	20.7	27.0	$15,072
Orchard Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	2736 Unaweep Ave #a	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6320	560	35	15.9	58.9%	389 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	50.8	196^th of 469 public middle schools	58.2%		52.3	197^th of 485 public middle schools	59.4%	1	49.4	40.0	46.2	45.1	32.1	27.1	34.9	31.2	51.2	$14,519
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%)	42.3	232^nd of 469 public middle schools	50.5%		36.4	270^th of 485 public middle schools	44.3%	38	40.4	45.3	45.4	43.7	24.1	17.3	38.0	25.9	37.0	$14,498
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%)	85.9	53^rd of 469 public middle schools	88.7%		79.7	76^th of 485 public middle schools	84.3%	23	64.9	65.6	57.6	62.9	54.0	59.4	59.9	57.7	68.9	$14,392
Fruita Middle School	Public	6-8	1835 J Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6570	690	40	17.3	39.1%	554 (80.3%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (14.3%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	42.6	231^st of 469 public middle schools	50.7%		40.8	243^rd of 485 public middle schools	49.9%	12	41.1	37.2	37.9	38.8	23.9	31.9	41.6	32.1	34.2	$14,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Mesa Middle School

Is Grand Mesa Middle School a good school?

Grand Mesa Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Grand Mesa Middle School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

How many students attend Grand Mesa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Grand Mesa Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Grand Mesa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grand Mesa Middle School usually go on to attend Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Grand Mesa Middle School?

Students at Grand Mesa Middle School are 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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