Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Public school district based in Grand Junction, Colorado. NCES district ID 0804350; state ID CO-2000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
44
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
19,753
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,195.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
3
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 816 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,223 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,272 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,301 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,445 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,494 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,489 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,458 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,467 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,458 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,604 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,498 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,594 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,634 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% | |
| Asian | 0.9% | |
| Black or African American | 0.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | |
| White | 69.3% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 21, Suburb 20, Rural 3.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction High School Grand Junction | 9–12 | Regular | 1,832 | 91.4 | 20 | City: Small |
| Fruita Monument High School Fruita | 9–12 | Regular | 1,427 | 73.8 | 19.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Central High School Grand Junction | 9–12 | Regular | 1,352 | 79.6 | 17 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Palisade High School Palisade | 9–12 | Regular | 1,073 | 58.6 | 18.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Fruita Middle School Fruita | 6–8 | Regular | 690 | 39.8 | 17.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Redlands Middle School Grand Junction | 6–8 | Regular | 632 | 36.5 | 17.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mount Garfield Middle School Clifton | 6–8 | Regular | 569 | 34.0 | 16.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Orchard Mesa Middle School Grand Junction | 6–8 | Regular | 560 | 35.0 | 16 | City: Small |
| Bookcliff Middle School Grand Junction | 6–8 | Regular | 525 | 38.1 | 13.8 | City: Small |
| Independence AcademyCharter Grand Junction | PK–8 | Regular | 491 | 28.4 | 17.3 | City: Small |
| Grand Mesa Middle School Grand Junction | 6–8 | Regular | 476 | 31.8 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| West Middle School Grand Junction | 6–8 | Regular | 468 | 28.5 | 16.4 | City: Small |
| Grand River Academy Grand Junction | K–12 | Regular | 461 | 30.8 | 15 | City: Small |
| Appleton Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 439 | 24.3 | 18.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Thunder Mountain Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 432 | 26.6 | 16.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Pear Park Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 428 | 28.5 | 15 | City: Small |
| Pomona Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 395 | 25.9 | 15.3 | City: Small |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School Clifton | PK–5 | Regular | 395 | 28.9 | 13.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mesa View Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 375 | 20.8 | 18 | City: Small |
| Juniper Ridge Community SchoolCharter Grand Junction | K–8 | Regular | 375 | 25.4 | 14.8 | City: Small |
| Chatfield Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 371 | 21.1 | 17.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Shelledy Elementary School Fruita | PK–5 | Regular | 371 | 23.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Tope Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 370 | 19.4 | 19.1 | City: Small |
| Chipeta Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 364 | 24.9 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| Wingate Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 363 | 23.8 | 15.3 | City: Small |
| Fruitvale Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 358 | 27.5 | 13 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Clifton Elementary School Clifton | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 23.6 | 14.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Nisley Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 21.0 | 16.5 | City: Small |
| Orchard Avenue Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 319 | 22.3 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Taylor Elementary School Palisade | PK–5 | Regular | 310 | 18.8 | 16.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Dual Immersion Academy School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Alternative | 310 | 14.9 | 20.8 | City: Small |
| Broadway Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 300 | 17.2 | 17.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Monument Ridge Elementary School Fruita | PK–5 | Regular | 300 | 21.4 | 14 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dos Rios Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 293 | 18.2 | 16.1 | City: Small |
| Rim Rock Elementary School Fruita | PK–5 | Regular | 292 | 19.5 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School Grand Junction | PK–5 | Regular | 289 | 21.4 | 13.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Scenic Elementary School Grand Junction | K–5 | Regular | 243 | 14.9 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Loma Elementary School Loma | PK–5 | Regular | 207 | 13.9 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| R-5 High School Grand Junction | 9–12 | Alternative | 207 | 16.7 | 12.4 | City: Small |
| Mesa Valley Community SchoolCharter Grand Junction | 6–12 | Regular | 178 | 12.0 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| New Emerson School at Columbus Grand Junction | K–5 | Regular | 138 | 9.1 | 15.2 | City: Small |
| Career Center Preschool Grand Junction | PK | Regular | 53 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Grand Mesa Youth Services Center Grand Junction | 5–12 | Alternative | 18 | 1.8 | 10.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gateway School Gateway | PK–12 | Regular | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | Rural: Remote |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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