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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fruitvale Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435000610
Fruitvale Elementary School
585 30 ROAD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81504 · (970) 254-5930 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
251 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
50%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
35.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 27.4% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Fruitvale Elementary School
Fruitvale Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Elementary School this school | 358 | 70.1% | 27.3% |
| Pear Park Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 428 | 70.8% | 26.9% |
| Campbell Elementary School STERLING | 347 | 65.4% | 24.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School DELTA | 371 | 66.6% | 33.8% |
| Sandrock Elementary CRAIG | 299 | 70.2% | 30.7% |
| Clifton Elementary School CLIFTON | 346 | 75.4% | 14.6% |
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 Fruitvale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #629 of 931 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #612 of 940 ▼ 56 | #22 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #572 of 946 ▲ 96 | #20 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #547 of 1,056 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #120 of 896 | #1 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #443 of 896 | #6 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #265 of 983 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #286 of 664 | #9 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
358
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 358 | 27.5 | 13.0:1 | 70% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 29.9 | 12.6:1 | 73% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 59% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 66% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 71% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 54% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 40% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fruitvale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (446 to 358); teachers down 5% (29 to 27.5).
About Fruitvale Elementary School
Fruitvale Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. The school has 358 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 20,344 students.
At Fruitvale Elementary School, 62% of students are White. The school is also 33% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Mesa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
There are 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fruitvale Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 251 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mesa County average 53%.
Fruitvale Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.3% and a predicted 24.2%.
In the surrounding county, Mesa County, the median household earns about $73,658 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Fruitvale Elementary School, Mesa County has 57 public schools.
Bookcliff Middle School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Fruitvale Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fruitvale Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Fruitvale Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 358, from 383 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Fruitvale Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Fruitvale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Fruitvale Elementary. Fruitvale Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Fruitvale ElementaryHemet, CA · 778 students
- Fruitvale ElementaryOakland, CA · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Bookcliff Middle School0.8 mi · 525
- Thunder Mountain Elementary School0.9 mi · 432
- Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction1.0 mi · 457
- Career Center Preschool1.1 mi · 53
- Nisley Elementary School1.3 mi · 346
- Central High School1.3 mi · 1,352
Frequently asked questions
About Fruitvale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fruitvale Elementary School?
Fruitvale Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fruitvale Elementary School serve?
Fruitvale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fruitvale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fruitvale Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fruitvale Elementary School?
Fruitvale Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Fruitvale Elementary School?
Fruitvale Elementary School is overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in Mesa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.