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Rim Rock Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1810 J 6 Road, Fruita, CO 81521 · (970) 254-6770 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

Fruita’s School Grade B better than 58% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
292
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rim Rock Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fruita kids: Fruita Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Rim Rock Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Fruita Middle School690 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1810 J 6 Road, Fruita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten30
Grade 144
Grade 250
Grade 348
Grade 442
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
351’20
327’21
332’22
330’23
292’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rim Rock Elementary School from Fruita families.

Other schools in Mesa County Valley School District 51

The district →
Independence Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grand Junction
B
491 students17:1
Appleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Junction
A−
439 students18:1
Thunder Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Junction
C−
432 students16:1
Pear Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Junction
C−
428 students15:1
Pomona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Junction
B
395 students15:1
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
D
395 students14:1

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; Fruita’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.