Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Loma’s public schools outscore 58% of Colorado districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Loma, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Loma’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 97 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Loma’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,648 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then eight middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Loma’s grade
B: better than 58% of Colorado school districts. Both inputs trail the Colorado average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Loma, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Loma
Loma Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 207 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Loma’s public schools are run by Mesa County Valley School District 51, which also serves Fruita, Grand Junction and Palisade. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Loma vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Loma’s borders.
Every school in Loma
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Loma’s schools
Are Loma’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Colorado: the public schools Loma children attend outscore 58% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Loma in?
Mesa County Valley School District 51, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,753 students in 44 schools (2024–25).
Where do Loma kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Grand Junction High School, Fruita Monument High School, Central High School, Palisade High School and Gateway School.
What is Loma’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Mesa County Valley School District 51 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Loma spend per student?
$13,648 in Mesa County Valley School District 51 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Loma families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.