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Thunder Mountain Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3063 F1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81504 · (970) 254-5870 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

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

Directions
Students
432
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Thunder Mountain Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fruitvale kids: Grand Mesa Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Thunder Mountain Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Grand Mesa Middle Schoolin Grand Junction

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

3063 F1/2 Road, Grand Junction

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten66
Grade 154
Grade 262
Grade 372
Grade 458
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
465’20
447’21
443’22
441’23
432’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black 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 Thunder Mountain Elementary School from Fruitvale 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
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
Mesa View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Junction
B−
375 students18:1

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