Summary:
The 81526 zip code area in Colorado is home to two schools - Palisade High School and Taylor Elementary School, both part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. While Palisade High School maintains average performance, Taylor Elementary stands out as a high-achieving school in the area.
Taylor Elementary consistently ranks in the top 50% of Colorado elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS English Language Arts and Math assessments across multiple grade levels, with over 50% of students proficient or better. In contrast, Palisade High School has a 3-star rating and more mixed performance, with some areas above and others below the district and state averages on standardized tests.
While Palisade High School has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 51.36%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, it maintains a strong 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 1.9% dropout rate. Taylor Elementary also has a significant free/reduced lunch rate of 44.85%, but benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.8 compared to 18.3 at the high school level. These differences in resource allocation and class sizes may contribute to the contrasting academic outcomes between the two schools.
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