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Chipeta Elementary School

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Chipeta Elementary School ranks 524 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Chipeta Elementary School in Grand Junction, CO, serves 364 students in grades PK–5 as part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, and currently holds a 2-star rating, placing it at the 44th percentile statewide. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 76.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, up from 66.4% two years earlier. Its student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 is more favorable than most nearby elementary schools.

Chipeta's recent trajectory is encouraging. After spending several years near the bottom of Colorado's elementary rankings, the school climbed steadily beginning in 2021–22, peaking in 2024–25 before a slight dip in 2025–26. That progress is especially noteworthy given the rising poverty share of its student body. Science is a relative bright spot — 5th-grade science proficiency (32.9%) exceeds the district average — but 4th-grade math is a clear concern, with only 20.4% of 4th graders proficient compared with 37.6% districtwide. Chronic absenteeism, at 34.2%, is better than the district average of 36.7% but significantly higher than high-performing nearby schools like New Emerson School at Columbus (10.1%) and Independence Academy (14.6%).

Compared with other neighborhood schools, Chipeta sits mid-pack. It clearly outperforms Juniper Ridge Community School and Nisley Elementary School by wide margins in both reading and math, and it is academically similar to Dos Rios Elementary School, Orchard Avenue Elementary School, and Dual Immersion Academy School. Schools like Pomona Elementary School and Tope Elementary School rank above Chipeta, though they serve fewer low-income students. Overall, the main opportunities for Chipeta are addressing the 4th-grade math dip, reducing chronic absenteeism, and building on the momentum it gained in 2024–25.

364

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,452

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 Chipeta Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501-3314

(970) 254-6825

District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

40.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 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 school36%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

524^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

38^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
2026	38.9	524 of 943	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	493 of 950	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	564 of 943	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	618 of 933	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	637 of 921	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	630 of 710	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	800 of 965	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	703 of 917	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	771 of 929	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	707 of 914	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	735 of 938	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	667 of 962	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.3	753 of 954	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	789 of 935	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	823 of 935	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	834 of 925	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	432 of 692	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	379 of 694	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	422 of 684	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	552 of 642	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	510 of 595	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	715 of 758	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	510 of 690	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	176 of 319	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	159 of 337	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	469 of 694	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	452 of 700	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	549 of 683	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	474 of 649	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	434 of 594	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	593 of 764	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	536 of 693	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	443 of 546	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	404 of 551	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	448 of 539	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	483 of 525	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	425 of 454	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	578 of 596	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	284 of 337	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Science33%-3 vs state

Math33%-4 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	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	38.9	524^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.4%		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%)	50.5	431^st of 943 public elementary schools	54.3%		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
Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	39.9	514^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.5%		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
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 943 public elementary schools	37.2%		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
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 943 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.1	138^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.5%	8	60.9	75.0	55.6			63.9			64.7			54.1	72.2	$16,752
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%)	52.3	415^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.0%		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-3	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
Nisley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	543 28-3/4 Road	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5900	346	21	16.4	81.5%	185 (53.5%)	4 (1.2%)	134 (38.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)														$16,862
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	564^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.2%		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
Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	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%)	15.3	805^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.6%		23.3	693^rd of 950 public elementary schools	27.1%	112				25.6	40.5	24.4				10.3	11.9	8.4	13.9	$11,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Chipeta Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Chipeta Elementary School attend?

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

High : Grand Junction High School

How many students attend Chipeta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Chipeta Elementary School.

Is Chipeta Elementary School a good school?

Chipeta Elementary School ranks 524^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chipeta Elementary School?

Students at Chipeta Elementary School are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Chipeta Elementary School in?

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

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