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Grand Mesa Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

585 31-1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81504 · (970) 254-6270 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

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

Students
476
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Grand Mesa Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 27% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fruitvale kids: Central High School

On the path

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

PK–5Thunder Mountain Elementary Schoolin Grand Junction
6–8Grand Mesa Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Central High Schoolin Grand Junction

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts29%
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).

585 31-1/2 Road, Grand Junction

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6138
Grade 7182
Grade 8156
Enrollment over time
652’20
604’21
511’22
525’23
476’24

Down 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%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 Grand Mesa Middle School from Fruitvale families.

Other schools in Mesa County Valley School District 51

The district →

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.