Enrollment
178
High
DISTRICT 870 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435006384
Mesa Valley Community School
609 25 ROAD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505 · (970) 254-7202 · Mesa County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Colorado public high schools
- A-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
53 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 13% |
Student demographics
38%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsMath
26.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Colorado average is about 36 of 100. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mesa Valley Community School
Mesa Valley Community School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Valley Community School this school | 178 | 29.8% | 44.0% |
| Clear Creek High School EVERGREEN | 182 | 31.9% | 28.5% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Windsor WINDSOR | 196 | 26.0% | 39.6% |
| Mancos High School MANCOS | 142 | 29.6% | N/A |
| Ridgway High School RIDGWAY | 97 | 26.8% | 37.3% |
| New Vista High School BOULDER | 327 | 26.3% | 52.4% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Mesa Valley Community School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #46 of 231 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #21 of 54 ▼ 11 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #17 of 57 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #267 of 409 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #249 of 320 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.3% | #6 of 139 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
178
-230 (-56%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 40.8:1
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 | 178 | 12 | 14.9:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 10.1 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 12.8 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 10 | 40.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 9.6 | 38.7:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 11 | 33.5:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | N/A | N/A | 1% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Valley Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (373 to 178); teachers up 24% (9.6 to 12).
About Mesa Valley Community School
Located in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Mesa Valley Community School is a small high school. It enrolled 178 students in grades 6 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for high schools in Colorado, which is about 627.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 20,344 students.
At Mesa Valley Community School, White students make up 78% of the student body. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mesa Valley Community School and a ratio of 14.9:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 30% of students. That is 23 points below the 53% average for public schools in Mesa County.
The allk12 Grade for Mesa Valley Community School is A-. Compared with Colorado public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Mesa Valley Community School is 4.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Mesa County census figures show that 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%. Mesa County is home to 57 public schools and about 22,232 public school students.
The shortest distance from Mesa Valley Community School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Pomona Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 44.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Federal records list Mesa Valley Community School as a charter school.
Mesa Valley Community School reported 408 students in 2020-21 and 178 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 40.8 in 2020-21.
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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
- Pomona Elementary School0.7 mi · 395
- Caprock Academy1.1 mi · 871
- West Middle School1.3 mi · 468
- Juniper Ridge Community School1.4 mi · 375
- Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley1.6 mi · 40
- Tope Elementary School1.8 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa Valley Community SchoolHow many students attend Mesa Valley Community School?
Mesa Valley Community School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Mesa Valley Community School serve?
Mesa Valley Community School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Mesa Valley Community School have?
Mesa Valley Community School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Mesa Valley Community School?
Mesa Valley Community School reports a student body of 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mesa Valley Community School?
Mesa Valley Community School is overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in Mesa County.
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