Total enrollment
19,753
-1,331 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
48 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Colorado · 20,344 students · 6 cities
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51's footprint covers 48 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 20,344 (an average of 424 per school).
4-year change in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
-3 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #29 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,344 | #16 of 95 | #395 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 45 | #12 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #63 of 95 | #6,800 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.6% | #42 of 94 | #3,792 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #47 of 68 | #3,434 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
State test results across the district's 38 scored schools run from Wingate Elementary School at 71.8% proficient to Clifton Elementary School at 14.6%, a gap of 57.2 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 41 district schools that reported both years went from 20,706 to 19,382 students (down 6%) and from 1,165 to 1,173 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 is a medium-population public-school district in Colorado. The district runs 48 schools and instructs approximately 20,344 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 spans 29 elementary, 7 middle, 7 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 6%: 21,084 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,753 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 closed 3 schools, going from 47 to 44.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.