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Wingate Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

351 South Camp Road, Grand Junction, CO 81507 · (970) 254-4960 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

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

Directions
Students
363
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wingate Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Junction kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wingate Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

351 South Camp Road, Grand Junction

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten36
Grade 154
Grade 263
Grade 365
Grade 466
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
443’20
405’21
379’22
392’23
363’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 14%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 Wingate Elementary School from Grand Junction 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; Grand Junction’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.