Appleton Elementary School

Regular School · GRAND JUNCTION, CO

Appleton Elementary School is a regular school school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 439 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

439

Teachers (FTE)

24.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	367	84%
Hispanic/Latino	52	12%
Two or more races	10	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	439	237M / 202F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	32.2%	196
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	197

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	439	100%

Contact & Location

2358 H ROAD

GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505

Phone: (970)254-6400

District

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,646

District enrollment: 20,762

Other Schools in District

Broadway Elementary School Elementary
Chatfield Elementary School Elementary
Chipeta Elementary School Elementary
Clifton Elementary School Elementary
Dos Rios Elementary School Elementary
Dual Immersion Academy School Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary School Elementary
Independence Academy Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81505) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080435000597

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD