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Rim Rock Elementary School

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Rim Rock Elementary School ranks 319 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Rim Rock Elementary School is a mid-sized public school in Fruita, Colorado, serving 292 students in grades PK through 5 as part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. For the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranked 319th of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 66th percentile with a 3-star rating. It has shown meaningful improvement over the past decade, rising from a 1-star, 26th-percentile rating in 2016–2017 to consistent 3- and 4-star performances in recent years. Approximately 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio of about 15:1 is more favorable than many nearby schools.

English language arts and attendance are Rim Rock Elementary School's biggest strengths. In 2025–2026, 58.3% of students were proficient on CMAS ELA, well above the district (42.5%) and state (44.7%) averages, with 4th graders particularly strong at 68.8% proficiency. Math proficiency also exceeds district and state averages at 46.8%, though results have been more variable from year to year. Perhaps the school's most notable asset is attendance: chronic absenteeism sits at 22.5%, far below the district's 36.7% and the state's 28.4%. Rim Rock Elementary School also earns high marks for supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide for that subgroup.

Rim Rock Elementary School does have room for growth. Fifth grade science proficiency has been flat at 30.2% for three straight years, well below the state average of 36.1%. When compared to nearby schools, the school sits in a solid middle tier. Its ELA scores slightly trail Monument Ridge Elementary School (60.8%) but edge out Shelledy Elementary School (57.3%), while math lags both neighbors. Appleton Elementary School, which serves a similar share of low-income students, outperforms Rim Rock Elementary School in both ELA and math, suggesting room to grow even after accounting for demographics. Still, with strong attendance, a decade of ranking improvement, and effective support for low-income students, this is an above-average, improving choice for Fruita families.

292

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,045

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 J 6 Road
Fruita, CO 81521-9348

(970) 254-6770

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Students who attend Rim Rock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fruita Middle School
High:	Fruita Monument High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

319^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	63.6	319 of 946	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	253 of 950	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	392 of 943	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	550 of 933	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	374 of 921	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	464 of 710	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	535 of 965	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	537 of 917	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	686 of 929	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	580 of 914	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	580 of 938	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	500 of 962	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	385 of 954	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	424 of 935	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.6	455 of 935	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.4	540 of 925	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	458 of 872	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	234 of 695	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	222 of 694	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	401 of 684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	496 of 642	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	342 of 595	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	319 of 351	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	538 of 758	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	470 of 690	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	153 of 270	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	84 of 337	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	147 of 365	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	148 of 265	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	239 of 332	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	198 of 308	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	299 of 697	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	212 of 700	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	281 of 683	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	403 of 649	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	263 of 594	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	277 of 352	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	402 of 764	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	479 of 693	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	326 of 547	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.6	180 of 551	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	361 of 539	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	521 of 596	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	302 of 337	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2019)43rd percentile~ school

White (2026)40th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+14 vs state

Math47%+10 vs state

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
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%)	63.6	319^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.3%		72.4	253^rd of 950 public elementary schools	73.4%	66	47.9	68.8	58.1				58.3	52.1	43.8	44.2				46.8	30.2		$18,045
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%)	73.4	226^th of 946 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.3	259^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.7%	33	64.3	64.8	54.4				60.8	61.9	53.7	56.1				56.9	36.8		$17,206
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%)	64.8	307^th of 946 public elementary schools	67.5%		58.9	371^st of 950 public elementary schools	60.9%	64	57.1	61.7	54.4				57.3	54.3	70.2	41.2				53.3	31.3		$17,010
Monument View Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	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)																	$13,363
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
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%)	42.2	496^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.6%		44.1	502^nd of 950 public elementary schools	47.2%	6	18.2	50.0	52.8				38.4	735.0	731.0	51.4				36.8	20.0		$17,326
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rim Rock Elementary School

How many students attend Rim Rock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Rim Rock Elementary School.

What district is Rim Rock Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

What is the racial makeup of Rim Rock Elementary School?

Students at Rim Rock Elementary School are 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Rim Rock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rim Rock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fruita Middle School
High : Fruita Monument High School

Is Rim Rock Elementary School a good school?

Rim Rock Elementary School ranks 319^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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