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Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435000598
Bookcliff Middle School
2935 ORCHARD AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81504 · (970) 254-6220 · Mesa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
381 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 188 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 11.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bookcliff Middle School
Bookcliff Middle School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookcliff Middle School this school | 525 | 72.6% | 18.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School FORT COLLINS | 552 | 66.7% | 32.3% |
| Mount Garfield Middle School CLIFTON | 569 | 68.7% | 26.8% |
| Brush Middle School BRUSH | 328 | 65.5% | 20.1% |
| North Arvada Middle School ARVADA | 464 | 66.8% | 23.7% |
| Vineland Middle School PUEBLO | 362 | 62.7% | 26.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bookcliff Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #200 of 241 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #197 of 244 ▲ 3 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #213 of 246 ▼ 19 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #110 of 278 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #49 of 227 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #70 of 227 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #55 of 246 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #123 of 169 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 525 | 38.1 | 13.8:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 40.2 | 14.1:1 | 72% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 33.7 | 13.3:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 69% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 37.5 | 15.4:1 | 60% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 68% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 64% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 43% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 35 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bookcliff Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (578 to 525); teachers up 1% (37.5 to 38.1).
About Bookcliff Middle School
Bookcliff Middle School is a middle school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 525 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Bookcliff Middle School reports to Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which has 45 schools and 20,344 students.
The most common group at Bookcliff Middle School is Hispanic students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 44% White and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Mesa County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bookcliff Middle School was 13.8:1. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. Bookcliff Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 73%. On average, public schools in Mesa County report 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Bookcliff Middle School is C-. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bookcliff Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.0%; the prediction is 22.7%.
Across Mesa County, the median household income is $73,658, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Mesa County has 57 public schools and roughly 22,232 students.
Nearest public school: Career Center Preschool, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Bookcliff Middle School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 18.0% versus a 28.5% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Bookcliff Middle School dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 551 to 525 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.9:1 to 13.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bookcliff Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mesa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,601
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
22,232 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- Grand Junction High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
- Fruita Monument High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Palisade High SchoolHigh · 1,073 students
- Fruita Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Redlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
Other schools in GRAND JUNCTION
- Grand Junction High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Caprock AcademyCombined · 871 students
- Redlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Orchard Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
- Independence AcademyElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Career Center Preschool0.4 mi · 53
- Nisley Elementary School0.6 mi · 346
- Fruitvale Elementary School0.8 mi · 358
- Pear Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
- Independence Academy1.5 mi · 491
- Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction1.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Bookcliff Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bookcliff Middle School?
Bookcliff Middle School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bookcliff Middle School serve?
Bookcliff Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Bookcliff Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Bookcliff Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bookcliff Middle School?
At Bookcliff Middle School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bookcliff Middle School public or private?
Bookcliff Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.