Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435006801
Monument Ridge Elementary School
1501 K.4 RD, FRUITA, CO 81521 · (970) 254-5100 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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
14.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
91 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
23%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 ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 46.9% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Monument Ridge Elementary School
Monument Ridge Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Ridge Elementary School this school | 300 | 30.3% | 48.9% |
| Broadway Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 300 | 32.0% | 65.6% |
| Hygiene Elementary School LONGMONT | 313 | 30.4% | 71.8% |
| Scenic Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 243 | 28.8% | 64.1% |
| Peyton Elementary School PEYTON | 293 | 32.1% | 48.4% |
| Stott Elementary School ARVADA | 288 | 32.3% | 53.2% |
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 Monument Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #312 of 931 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #191 of 940 ▲ 93 | #7 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #339 of 946 ▲ 53 | #11 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #716 of 1,056 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #228 of 896 | #4 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #861 of 896 | #26 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #706 of 983 | #25 of 27 |
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
300
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 300 | 21.4 | 14.0:1 | 30% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 20.9 | 14.9:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 21.2 | 14.6:1 | 21% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 13% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monument Ridge Elementary School.
About Monument Ridge Elementary School
Monument Ridge Elementary School is a small elementary school in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, located in FRUITA, Colorado. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 300 students. It has 21% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 counts 45 schools and 20,344 students, including Monument Ridge Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Monument Ridge Elementary School is White, at 87%. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Monument Ridge Elementary School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Of all students at Monument Ridge Elementary School, 30% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 53% for public schools in Mesa County.
Monument Ridge Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Monument Ridge 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 48.9% and a predicted 48.3%.
In the wider Mesa County area, median household income comes to about $73,658, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mesa County's 57 public schools enroll about 22,232 students and include Monument Ridge Elementary School.
Rim Rock Elementary School is the nearest public school to Monument Ridge Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Monument Ridge Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Monument Ridge Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
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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 FRUITA
- Fruita Monument High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Fruita Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Fruita 8/9 SchoolCombined · 591 students
- Shelledy Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Rim Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Monument View Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Rim Rock Elementary School0.8 mi · 292
- Shelledy Elementary School1.4 mi · 371
- Fruita Middle School1.5 mi · 690
- Fruita 8/9 School1.5 mi · 591
- Fruita Monument High School1.6 mi · 1,427
- Monument View Montessori Charter School2.8 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Monument Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Monument Ridge Elementary School?
Monument Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Monument Ridge Elementary School serve?
Monument Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Monument Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Monument Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Monument Ridge Elementary School?
Monument Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Monument Ridge Elementary School in?
Monument Ridge Elementary School is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
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