Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51·NCES 080435000626
Taylor Elementary School
689 BRENTWOOD DR, PALISADE, CO 81526 · (970) 254-4870 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
132 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
58.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
310
-112 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.0:1
% White
85%
was 83%
% Hispanic
12%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Taylor Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School, a small K-5 school in PALISADE, Colorado, overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, instructs 310 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 20,344 students. Taylor Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Taylor Elementary School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic. Compared to Mesa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Taylor Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 43% of students at Taylor Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mesa County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Taylor 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 40.9%; this one delivers 54.2%, a residual of +13.3 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Mesa County) shows that median household income runs about $73,658, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mesa County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,232 students), Taylor Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Palisade High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Taylor Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 25.4%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 27%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- Palisade High School0.9 mi · 1,073
- Mount Garfield Middle School3.0 mi · 569
- Clifton Elementary School5.0 mi · 346
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School5.6 mi · 395
- Chatfield Elementary School6.3 mi · 371
- Grand Mesa Middle School6.3 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor Elementary SchoolHow large is Taylor Elementary School?
Taylor Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Taylor Elementary School serve?
Taylor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylor Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Taylor Elementary School?
Taylor Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Taylor Elementary School in?
Taylor Elementary School is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
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