Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435000615
Loma Elementary School
1360 13 ROAD, LOMA, CO 81524 · (970) 254-6520 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
78 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 | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
27%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
37.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 44.9% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Loma Elementary School
Loma Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Elementary School this school | 207 | 37.7% | 40.8% |
| Mancos Elementary School MANCOS | 217 | 37.8% | N/A |
| Nederland Elementary School NEDERLAND | 196 | 33.2% | 59.8% |
| Ute Pass Elementary School CHIPITA PARK | 174 | 36.2% | 46.0% |
| Namaqua Elementary School LOVELAND | 236 | 35.2% | 37.4% |
| The Juniper School DURANGO | 171 | 38.6% | 48.4% |
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 Loma Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #427 of 931 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #403 of 940 ▼ 95 | #14 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #536 of 946 ▼ 186 | #19 of 27 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #889 of 1,056 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #365 of 896 | #9 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #838 of 896 | #22 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #617 of 983 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #187 of 664 | #4 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
207
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 207 | 13.9 | 14.9:1 | 38% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 14.2 | 16.9:1 | 46% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 13.5 | 18.2:1 | 34% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | 44% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 14 | 22.2:1 | 35% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 45% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 7 | 32.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (277 to 207); teachers unchanged (14 to 13.9).
About Loma Elementary School
Loma Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in LOMA, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 207 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 is responsible for 45 schools, Loma Elementary School included, with 20,344 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Loma Elementary School, about 85 are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put Mesa County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Loma Elementary School are from different groups.
With 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Loma Elementary School, 38% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Mesa County average 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Loma Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Colorado public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Loma Elementary School, the prediction is 43.9% and the result is 40.8%.
In the surrounding county, Mesa County, the median household earns about $73,658 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Loma Elementary School, Mesa County has 57 public schools.
Shelledy Elementary School is about 5.0 miles from Loma Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Loma Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.1%, higher than Loma Elementary School's 40.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 227 to 207. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.9:1 to 14.9:1.
The Loma Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Loma Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Loma Elementary. Loma Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Loma ElementarySpring Valley, CA · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Shelledy Elementary School5.0 mi · 371
- Monument Ridge Elementary School6.0 mi · 300
- Rim Rock Elementary School6.2 mi · 292
- Fruita Monument High School6.3 mi · 1,427
- Fruita Middle School6.6 mi · 690
- Fruita 8/9 School6.6 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Loma Elementary School?
Loma Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Loma Elementary School serve?
Loma Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Loma Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Loma Elementary School.
How diverse is Loma Elementary School?
Loma Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Loma Elementary School in?
Loma Elementary School is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
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