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Palisade High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3679 G Road, Palisade, CO 81526 · (970) 254-4800 · Part of Mesa County Valley School District 51

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

Directions
Students
1,073
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palisade High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Palisade High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3679 G Road, Palisade

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9281
Grade 10290
Grade 11250
Grade 12252
Enrollment over time
1,112’20
1,108’21
1,125’22
1,069’23
1,073’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <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 Palisade High School from Palisade 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; Palisade’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.