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Graham Mesa Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1575 Farmstead Parkway, Rifle, CO 81650 · (970) 665-7500 · Part of Garfield School District RE-2

Rifle’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
424
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Graham Mesa Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Rifle kids: Rifle Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Graham Mesa Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Rifle Middle School552 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

1575 Farmstead Parkway, Rifle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten71
Grade 151
Grade 263
Grade 369
Grade 470
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
403’20
419’21
425’22
427’23
424’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 40%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Graham Mesa Elementary School from Rifle families.

Other schools in Garfield School District RE-2

The district →
Cactus Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silt
C+
462 students17:1
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
451 students16:1
Wamsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
420 students26:1
Kathryn Senor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
C
275 students15:1
Elk Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
C+
272 students14:1
Rifle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rifle
C−
552 students15:1

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; Rifle’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.