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Dos Rios Elementary School

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Dos Rios Elementary School ranks 564 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

564^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Dos Rios Elementary School serves 293 students in grades PK–5 in Grand Junction, Colorado, as part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with roughly 79–83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. After years of ranking in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools, Dos Rios has shown meaningful improvement. The school moved from the 22nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 37th percentile in 2024–25 and the 40th percentile in 2025–26, earning two consecutive 2-star ratings. ELA proficiency has risen from 26.1% to 40.5% and math from 19.1% to 34.7% over this period.

Dos Rios has particular strengths in the earlier elementary grades. Its 4th graders scored above district and state averages in math (42.5% proficient), and 3rd-grade ELA is right at the state average. However, the 5th grade is a clear concern. Only 27.3% of 5th graders were proficient in math and 36.4% in ELA, both well below state averages. Science is an even bigger outlier — only 16.3% of 5th graders were proficient on the CMAS science test in 2025–26, the lowest among all nearby elementary schools with available data.

Compared to schools with similar poverty levels, Dos Rios is doing relatively well. It significantly outperforms Nisley Elementary School, which has a similar free/reduced lunch rate but much lower ELA (20% vs. 29.9%) and math (19.7% vs. 35.9%) proficiency. The starkest contrast, though, is with New Emerson School at Columbus, located just half a mile away. New Emerson ranks in the 86th percentile with 63.9% ELA proficiency and a 10.1% chronic absenteeism rate, compared to Dos Rios's 40.5% and 33.9%. Chronic absenteeism at Dos Rios has improved significantly — dropping from 40.3% to 33.9% — but remains above the state average. Further reductions in absenteeism could help sustain the school's recent gains.

293

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,485

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

265 Linden Ave
Grand Junction, CO 81503-4900

(970) 254-7910

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Dos Rios Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Orchard Mesa Middle School
High:	Grand Junction High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

564^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	36.1	564 of 946	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	595 of 950	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	734 of 943	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	759 of 933	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	600 of 921	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	525 of 710	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	785 of 965	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	764 of 917	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	769 of 929	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	797 of 914	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	716 of 938	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	758 of 962	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	760 of 954	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	734 of 935	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	731 of 935	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	734 of 925	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	760 of 872	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	764 of 849	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	683 of 852	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	661 of 829	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.7	593 of 823	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	631 of 808	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	479 of 695	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	493 of 694	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	316 of 351	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	730 of 758	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	425 of 697	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	500 of 700	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	310 of 352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	613 of 764	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	5.5	591 of 596	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-4 vs state

Math35%-3 vs state

Science16%-20 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2888 B1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7940	289	21	13.4	61.6%	201 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	46.9	454^th of 946 public elementary schools	52.0%		35.9	563^rd of 950 public elementary schools	40.7%	109	44.4	33.3	51.1	43.5	48.9	25.6	39.6	38.6	719.0	$18,471
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
Mesa View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2967 B Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7970	375	21	18.0	55.2%	273 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (21.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	55.4	396^th of 946 public elementary schools	58.1%		63	333^rd of 950 public elementary schools	64.9%	63	42.6	60.9	48.4	50.0	50.9	50.0	35.9	44.8	31.8	$16,636
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dos Rios Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dos Rios Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dos Rios Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orchard Mesa Middle School
High : Grand Junction High School

What district is Dos Rios Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

How many students attend Dos Rios Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Dos Rios Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dos Rios Elementary School?

Students at Dos Rios Elementary School are 65% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Dos Rios Elementary School a good school?

Dos Rios Elementary School ranks 564^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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