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Grand Valley Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

0364 Siprelle Drive, Parachute, CO 81635 · (970) 285-5707 · Part of Garfield County School District 16

Battlement Mesa’s School Grade C better than 28% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
264
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Grand Valley Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Battlement Mesa kids: Grand Valley High School

On the path

Where Battlement Mesa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–5Bea Underwood Elementary Schoolin Parachute
6–8Grand Valley Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Grand Valley High Schoolin Parachute

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

0364 Siprelle Drive, Parachute

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 695
Grade 785
Grade 884
Enrollment over time
253’20
267’21
241’22
229’23
264’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 45%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grand Valley Middle School from Battlement Mesa families.

Other schools in Garfield County School District 16

The district →
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Parachute
265 students17:1
Bea Underwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Parachute
C−
390 students15:1
Grand Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parachute
C+
293 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Battlement Mesa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.