Broadway Elementary School

Broadway Elementary School operates as a modestly sized elementary school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Current enrollment sits at 300 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Broadway Elementary School sits 21% below that benchmark.

Within Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which oversees 45 schools and 20,344 students, Broadway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Broadway Elementary School reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Mesa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Broadway Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mesa County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Broadway Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.3%; actual is 65.6%, +18.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mesa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $73,658, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mesa County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,232 students), of which Broadway Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Redlands Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Broadway Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Broadway Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 56.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.