Orchard Mesa Middle School

Regular School · GRAND JUNCTION, CO

Orchard Mesa Middle School is a regular school school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 560 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

560

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	389	69%
Hispanic/Latino	139	25%
Two or more races	28	5%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	560	283M / 277F

English Language Learners: 7 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -21.2pp	32.2%	426
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -30.2pp	55.2%	424
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	139

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)

+0.05 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

224

40% 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.)	560	100%

Contact & Location

2736 UNAWEEP AVE #A

GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81503

Phone: (970)254-6320

District

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,646

District enrollment: 20,762

Other Schools in District

Appleton Elementary School Elementary
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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81503) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080435000619

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