Orchard Avenue Elementary School
1800 Orchard Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 36% state 42% · 2025-26 | 36% state 41% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 32% state 39% · 2025-26 | 43% state 47% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 33% state 39% · 2025-26 | 42% state 50% · 2025-26 | 37% state 36% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 33% state 40% · 2025-26 | 40% state 46% · 2025-26 | 37% state 36% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33% state 40% | 40% state 46% | 37% state 36% |
| 2024-25 | 39% state 39% | 46% state 44% | 52% state 39% |
| 2023-24 | 34% state 38% | 45% state 44% | 54% state 38% |
| 2022-23 | 33% state 37% | 46% state 43% | 46% state 34% |
| 2021-22 | 28% state 35% | 50% state 43% | — |
| 2018-19 | 25% state 37% | 38% state 45% | — |
| 2017-18 | 25% state 36% | 46% state 45% | — |
| 2016-17 | 30% state 36% | 45% state 43% | — |
| 2015-16 | 40% state 36% | 53% state 41% | — |
| 2014-15 | 31% state 32% | — | — |
Compared with similar schools
Colorado elementary schools where 14–24% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 19%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 33%, typical similar school 28%. Higher than 66% of 294 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 40%, typical similar school 35%. Higher than 65% of 299 similar schools.
Similar schools nearby with higher scores
- Tope Elementary School 0.9 mi from this school · math 39% · English 51%
- Pomona Elementary School 1.9 mi from this school · math 43% · English 48%
- Mesa View Elementary School 4.2 mi from this school · math 45% · English 50%
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 1%
- White 75%
- Hispanic 20%
- Black 0%
- Two or more 3%
- Other 0%
Students with disabilities: 19% of students (53) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
| Pick to compare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tope Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
0.9 mi |
39%
−1
vs state
|
51%
+5
vs state
|
47% | |
|
Grand River Academy
Grades K–12
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
0.9 mi |
19%
|
44%
−2
vs state
|
61% | |
|
Chipeta Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
1.1 mi |
33%
−7
vs state
|
41%
−6
vs state
|
76% | |
|
Nisley Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
1.3 mi |
20%
−20
vs state · 2024-25
|
20%
−24
vs state · 2024-25
|
82% | |
|
Juniper Ridge Community School
Grades K–8
Charter
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
1.3 mi |
8%
−24
vs state
|
24%
−20
vs state
|
58% | |
|
Independence Academy
Grades PK–8
Charter
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
1.8 mi |
37%
±0
vs state
|
47%
+3
vs state
|
88% | |
|
Pomona Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
1.9 mi |
43%
+3
vs state
|
48%
+1
vs state
|
50% | |
|
Dual Immersion Academy School
Grades PK–5
Alternative
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
2.2 mi |
26%
−14
vs state
|
44%
−3
vs state
|
94% | |
|
Fruitvale Elementary School
Grades PK–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
2.5 mi |
20%
−20
vs state
|
26%
−20
vs state
|
70% | |
|
New Emerson School at Columbus
Grades K–5
· Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
|
2.6 mi |
54%
+15
vs state
|
64%
+18
vs state
|
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