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If you could change one rule at Juniper Ridge Community School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435006581
Juniper Ridge Community School
640 24 1/2 RD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505 · (970) 639-0884 · Mesa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- C-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
14.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
217 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
32%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
31.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 9.1% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Juniper Ridge Community School
Juniper Ridge Community School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Ridge Community School this school | 375 | 57.9% | 26.1% |
| Cedaredge Elementary School CEDAREDGE | 346 | 59.8% | 41.0% |
| Mesa View Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 375 | 55.2% | 46.5% |
| Canon Exploratory School CANON CITY | 316 | 53.2% | 42.3% |
| Orchard Avenue Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 319 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Rye Elementary School RYE | 319 | 53.3% | 41.2% |
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 Juniper Ridge Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #653 of 931 | #22 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #882 of 940 ▲ 8 | #27 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #625 of 946 ▲ 91 | #23 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #490 of 1,056 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #338 of 896 | #8 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #780 of 896 | #17 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #396 of 983 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #635 of 664 | #19 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
375
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 375 | 25.4 | 14.8:1 | 58% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 25.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21.1 | 18.1:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 32% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juniper Ridge Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (382 to 375); teachers up 21% (21.1 to 25.4).
About Juniper Ridge Community School
Juniper Ridge Community School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 375 students in kindergarten through 8.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which runs Juniper Ridge Community School, has 45 schools and 20,344 students.
The student body at Juniper Ridge Community School is 81% White. It is also 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 82% White share among all Mesa County residents. Juniper Ridge Community School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Juniper Ridge Community School, 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.8:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Juniper Ridge Community School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Juniper Ridge Community School, the prediction is 31.6% and the result is 26.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mesa County, the median household income is $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 57 public schools in Mesa County, enrolling about 22,232 students in all.
The closest public school to Juniper Ridge Community School is Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley, about 0.3 miles away. Juniper Ridge Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Juniper Ridge Community School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Juniper Ridge Community School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. Juniper Ridge Community School is one of the charter schools in Colorado.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 375, close to the 384 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 14.8:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley0.3 mi · 40
- Tope Elementary School0.6 mi · 370
- West Middle School0.8 mi · 468
- Pomona Elementary School0.8 mi · 395
- Grand Junction High School1.0 mi · 1,832
- Orchard Avenue Elementary School1.3 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Juniper Ridge Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Juniper Ridge Community School?
Juniper Ridge Community School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Juniper Ridge Community School serve?
Juniper Ridge Community School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juniper Ridge Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juniper Ridge Community School is approximately 14.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juniper Ridge Community School?
At Juniper Ridge Community School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Juniper Ridge Community School public or private?
Juniper Ridge Community School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.