Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435000599
Broadway Elementary School
2248 BROADWAY, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81503 · (970) 254-6430 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
96 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
31%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
64.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 60.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Broadway Elementary School
Broadway Elementary School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Elementary School this school | 300 | 32.0% | 65.6% |
| Peyton Elementary School PEYTON | 293 | 32.1% | 48.4% |
| Hygiene Elementary School LONGMONT | 313 | 30.4% | 71.8% |
| Monument Ridge Elementary School FRUITA | 300 | 30.3% | 48.9% |
| Stott Elementary School ARVADA | 288 | 32.3% | 53.2% |
| Running Creek Elementary School ELIZABETH | 292 | 34.9% | 32.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Broadway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #94 of 931 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #146 of 940 ▼ 33 | #5 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #142 of 946 ▼ 45 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #715 of 1,056 | #20 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #718 of 896 | #21 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #788 of 896 | #19 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #682 of 983 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #109 of 200 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
300
+61 (+26%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 300 | 17.2 | 17.5:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 17.2 | 16.8:1 | 37% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 17.6 | 17.1:1 | 23% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 15.9 | 17.3:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 8% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (276 to 300); teachers up 8% (15.9 to 17.2).
About Broadway Elementary School
This page covers Broadway Elementary School, a small elementary school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. Enrollment totals 300 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Broadway Elementary School sits within Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which has 45 schools and 20,344 students.
The share of White students at Broadway Elementary School is 82%. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Mesa County overall, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. The school has 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 0.9 students per teacher. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Mesa County is 53%.
Broadway Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 18.3 points. The model expects 47.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado; the school's rate is 65.6%.
For the population of Mesa County, median household income comes to about $73,658, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mesa County counts 57 public schools with about 22,232 students.
Redlands Middle School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Broadway Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Broadway Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 61 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.1 to 17.5 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Broadway Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Bookcliff Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
Other Broadway Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Broadway Elementary. Broadway Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Broadway Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 914 students
- Broadway ElementaryVenice, CA · 546 students
- Broadway ElementaryBroadway, NC · 490 students
- Broadway Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 452 students
- BROADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELMIRA, NY · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Redlands Middle School0.5 mi · 632
- Scenic Elementary School1.4 mi · 243
- Wingate Elementary School1.7 mi · 363
- Mesa Valley Community School2.6 mi · 178
- Caprock Academy2.8 mi · 871
- Appleton Elementary School3.0 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Broadway Elementary SchoolHow large is Broadway Elementary School?
Broadway Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
Is Broadway Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Broadway Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Broadway Elementary School have?
Broadway Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Broadway Elementary School?
Broadway Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Broadway Elementary School?
Broadway Elementary School is overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in Mesa County.
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