Tope Elementary School

Tope Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, works with 370 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Tope Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Mesa County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Tope Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of +7.4 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Mesa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $73,658 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Tope Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Grand Junction High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tope Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tope Elementary School has climbed 6%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 19% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.