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Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 Schools
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 is a public school district in Colorado, based in Mesa County (Grand Junction). SchoolGrade grades 45 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
44 of 45 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 9C: 17D: 15F: 1
Best schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Statewide rankings: all 359 high schools in Colorado · all 254 middle schools in Colorado · all 951 elementary schools in Colorado
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A New Emerson School At Columbus (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Wingate Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Scenic Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Appleton Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Broadway Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Fruita Monument High School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Palisade High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Loma Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Tope Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Mesa Valley Community School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
High schools (5)
- D+ Central High School, Grand Junction
- B- Fruita Monument High School, Fruita
- C Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction
- B- Palisade High School, Palisade
- F R 5 High School, Grand Junction
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- D- Bookcliff Middle School, Grand Junction
- C- East Middle School, Grand Junction
- D+ Fruita Middle School, Fruita
- D- Grand Mesa Middle School, Grand Junction
- D+ Mount Garfield Middle School, Clifton
- D- Orchard Mesa Middle School, Grand Junction
- C+ Redlands Middle School, Grand Junction
- C- West Middle School, Grand Junction
Elementary and primary schools (23)
- B Appleton Elementary School, Grand Junction
- B Broadway Elementary School, Grand Junction
- D+ Chatfield Elementary School, Grand Junction
- D Chipeta Elementary School, Grand Junction
- D- Clifton Elementary School, Clifton
- C- Dos Rios Elementary School, Grand Junction
- D+ Fruitvale Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School, Grand Junction
- B- Loma Elementary School, Loma
- C Mesa View Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C+ Monument Ridge Elementary School, Fruita
- D- Nisley Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C Orchard Avenue Elementary School, Grand Junction
- D Pear Park Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C+ Pomona Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C Rim Rock Elementary School, Fruita
- D- Rocky Mountain Elementary School, Clifton
- B+ Scenic Elementary School, Grand Junction
- C- Shelledy Elementary School, Fruita
- C Taylor Elementary School, Palisade
- D Thunder Mountain Elementary School, Grand Junction
- B- Tope Elementary School, Grand Junction
- A- Wingate Elementary School, Grand Junction
Other schools and academies (9)
- Career Center Preschool, Grand Junction
- C- Dual Immersion Academy School, Grand Junction
- C- Fruita 89 School, Fruita
- B- Gateway School, Gateway
- C+ Grand River Academy, Grand Junction
- C Independence Academy, Grand Junction
- D- Juniper Ridge Community School, Grand Junction
- B- Mesa Valley Community School, Grand Junction
- A New Emerson School At Columbus, Grand Junction
Where Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Mesa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,078 students with 1,271 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,785 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0804350
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- West End School District No. Re-2 (4 schools, 44 mi)
- Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa (4 schools, 45 mi)
- Delta County Joint District No. 50 (17 schools, 47 mi)
- Montrose County School District Re-1J (13 schools, 51 mi)
- Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi (4 schools, 52 mi)
- Garfield School District No. Re-2 (10 schools, 69 mi)
- Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a (3 schools, 70 mi)
- Telluride School District No. R-1 (4 schools, 78 mi)
Questions about Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
How many schools are in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51?
SchoolGrade grades 45 public schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Junction, Fruita, Clifton, Palisade, Gateway and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51?
Across the 44 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.9%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mesa County Valley School District No. 51?
20,078 students were enrolled in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mesa County Valley School District No. 51?
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 is in Colorado, based in Mesa County, with its district office in Grand Junction. Its boundary covers about 2,180 sq mi.