Grand Mesa Middle School

Regular School · GRAND JUNCTION, CO

Grand Mesa Middle School is a regular school school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 476 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

476

Teachers (FTE)

31.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	272	57%
Hispanic/Latino	173	36%
Two or more races	16	3%
Asian	9	2%
Black or African American	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	476	266M / 210F

English Language Learners: 12 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -19.2pp	32.2%	334
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -26.2pp	55.2%	213
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	153

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)

-0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

124

26.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

214

45% 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.)	476	100%

Contact & Location

585 31-1/2 ROAD

GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81504

Phone: (970)254-6270

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 81504) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080435001656

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