Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435001691
Dos Rios Elementary School
265 LINDEN AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81503 · (970) 254-7910 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
233 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 | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
48%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
29.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 26.5% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Dos Rios Elementary School
Dos Rios Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Rios Elementary School this school | 293 | 79.5% | 26.9% |
| Clifton Elementary School CLIFTON | 346 | 75.4% | 14.6% |
| Nisley Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 346 | 81.5% | 17.8% |
| Chipeta Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 364 | 76.4% | 34.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School CLIFTON | 395 | 79.5% | 17.7% |
| Sandrock Elementary CRAIG | 299 | 70.2% | 30.7% |
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 Dos Rios Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #639 of 931 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #457 of 940 ▲ 114 | #16 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #659 of 946 ▲ 98 | #24 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #732 of 1,056 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #550 of 896 | #14 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #521 of 896 | #10 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #158 of 983 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #384 of 664 | #14 of 20 |
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
293
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 293 | 18.2 | 16.1:1 | 80% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 19.2 | 14.8:1 | 83% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 18.7 | 15.3:1 | 78% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 81% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 20.5 | 16.8:1 | 83% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 80% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 80% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 65% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dos Rios Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (345 to 293); teachers down 11% (20.5 to 18.2).
About Dos Rios Elementary School
Dos Rios Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, with an address in GRAND JUNCTION. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 293 students. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 23% lower.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 is responsible for 45 schools, Dos Rios Elementary School included, with 20,344 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Dos Rios Elementary School, about 65 are White. It is also 32% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Mesa County's residents are about 82% White, 18 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dos Rios Elementary School scores 48%.
A staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. By family income, 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Mesa County is 53%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Dos Rios Elementary School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.5% for Dos Rios Elementary School. The school posts 26.9%, 8.4 points above the prediction.
In Mesa County, home to about 158,601 people, the median household earns about $73,658 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mesa County number 57, with about 22,232 students.
Dos Rios Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is New Emerson School at Columbus, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Dos Rios Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Dos Rios Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.9% compares with 36.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Dos Rios Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 310 in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Dos Rios Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Dos Rios Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Dos Rios Elementary. Dos Rios Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolEVANS, CO · 499 students
- Dos Rios ElementaryTOLLESON, AZ · 614 students
Nearby schools
- New Emerson School at Columbus0.5 mi · 138
- Orchard Mesa Middle School0.8 mi · 560
- Grand Mesa Youth Services Center1.7 mi · 18
- Dual Immersion Academy School2.1 mi · 310
- Chipeta Elementary School2.1 mi · 364
- Grand River Academy2.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Dos Rios Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dos Rios Elementary School?
Dos Rios Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dos Rios Elementary School serve?
Dos Rios Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dos Rios Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dos Rios Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dos Rios Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dos Rios Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dos Rios Elementary School in?
Dos Rios Elementary School is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.