Orchard Avenue Elementary School

Orchard Avenue Elementary School, a cozy elementary-level community in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, teaches 319 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which oversees 45 schools and 20,344 students, Orchard Avenue Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Orchard Avenue Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Orchard Avenue Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Mesa County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orchard Avenue Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.0%; this one delivers 43.6%, a residual of +13.5 points.

Around the school, Mesa County reports that median household income runs about $73,658, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mesa County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,232 students), of which Orchard Avenue Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tope Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orchard Avenue Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.9%.

Orchard Avenue Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Orchard Avenue Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 319). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Orchard Avenue Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.