Shelledy Elementary School

Shelledy Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in FRUITA, Colorado, run under Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shelledy Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Mesa County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 39% of students at Shelledy Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Mesa County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shelledy Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 45.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Mesa County indicate 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), Shelledy Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rim Rock Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Shelledy Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

Shelledy Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 86% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Shelledy Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.