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Pear Park Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

432 30 1/4 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81504 · (970) 254-5960 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

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

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pear Park Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • 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–5Pear Park Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

432 30 1/4 Road, Grand Junction

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten61
Grade 163
Grade 247
Grade 370
Grade 468
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
443’20
453’21
441’22
437’23
428’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 35%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pear Park 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
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; Grand Junction’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.