Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435002030
Rim Rock Elementary School
1810 J 6 ROAD, FRUITA, CO 81521 · (970) 254-6770 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
116 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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
41%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
60.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 44.5% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Rim Rock Elementary School
Rim Rock Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim Rock Elementary School this school | 292 | 39.7% | 49.9% |
| Byers Elementary School BYERS | 275 | 37.8% | 55.2% |
| Olander Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 310 | 37.7% | 50.6% |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 286 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
| Columbine Elementary School WOODLAND PARK | 321 | 41.7% | 38.3% |
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 Rim Rock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #297 of 931 | #6 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #167 of 940 ▲ 150 | #6 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #210 of 946 ▲ 91 | #6 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #740 of 1,056 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #377 of 896 | #10 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #654 of 896 | #14 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #583 of 983 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -55.3% | #4 of 664 | #1 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
292
-59 (-17%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 292 | 19.5 | 15.0:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 21.5 | 15.3:1 | 45% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 22.4 | 14.8:1 | 37% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 33.8 | 19.4:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 36% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rim Rock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (653 to 292); teachers down 42% (33.8 to 19.5).
About Rim Rock Elementary School
Rim Rock Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in FRUITA, Colorado. It teaches 292 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Rim Rock Elementary School is one school in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, a system of 45 schools with 20,344 students.
At Rim Rock Elementary School, 74% of students are White. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Mesa County is about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rim Rock Elementary School scores 41%.
There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rim Rock Elementary School, which has 19.5. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Rim Rock Elementary School is about 40%. On average, public schools in Mesa County report 53%.
Rim Rock 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 71% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rim Rock Elementary School would score about 42.6%. It scores 49.9%, 7.3 points above that figure.
In Mesa County, median household income comes to about $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mesa County counts 57 public schools with about 22,232 students.
Monument Ridge Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Rim Rock Elementary School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Rim Rock Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Rim Rock Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 292 in 2024-25.
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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
- Monument Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Monument View Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Monument Ridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 300
- Fruita Middle School0.8 mi · 690
- Fruita 8/9 School0.8 mi · 591
- Fruita Monument High School0.8 mi · 1,427
- Shelledy Elementary School1.2 mi · 371
- Monument View Montessori Charter School2.1 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Rim Rock Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rim Rock Elementary School?
Rim Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rim Rock Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rim Rock Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rim Rock Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Rim Rock Elementary School.
How diverse is Rim Rock Elementary School?
Rim Rock Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rim Rock Elementary School?
Rim Rock Elementary School is overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in Mesa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.