R-5 High School

R-5 High School is a secondary school of tiny scale in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, caters to 207 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 67% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Across the 45 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 (20,344 students total), R-5 High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, R-5 High School shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mesa County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mesa County put median household earnings sit near $73,658, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mesa County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,232 students), R-5 High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Grand River Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R-5 High School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 59% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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