Chipeta Elementary School

Grades PK–5 Public District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

950 Chipeta Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501 Map

Math (met standard)
33%
−7 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
41%
−6 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
33%
−3 state 36% · 2025-26
Low income
76%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
21%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
364
2024-25
Students per teacher
14.6
2024-25

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 40% state 42% · 2025-26 36% state 41% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 20% state 39% · 2025-26 39% state 47% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 37% state 39% · 2025-26 45% state 50% · 2025-26 33% state 36% · 2025-26
All grades 33% state 40% · 2025-26 41% state 46% · 2025-26 33% state 36% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 33% state 40% 41% state 46% 33% state 36%
2024-25 34% state 39% 44% state 44% 35% state 39%
2023-24 33% state 38% 34% state 44% 26% state 38%
2022-23 26% state 37% 32% state 44% 29% state 34%
2021-22 25% state 35% 32% state 43% —
2018-19 17% state 37% 29% state 46% —
2017-18 18% state 36% 36% state 45% —
2016-17 19% state 36% 23% state 43% —
2015-16 23% state 36% 29% state 41% —
2014-15 15% state 32% 23% state 40% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado elementary schools where 18–28% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 23%)

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

Students with disabilities: 21% of students (77) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 1% 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.

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Grand River Academy
Grades K–12 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
0.4 mi
19%
44%
−2 vs state
— 4% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 44% in 2025-26 61% 461 White 76%
Tope Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.0 mi
39%
−1 vs state
51%
+5 vs state
31%
−6 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 43% in 2022-23 → 40% in 2025-26 47% 370 White 68%
Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.1 mi
33%
−7 vs state
40%
−6 vs state
37%
+1 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 41% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 61% 319 White 75%
Dual Immersion Academy School
Grades PK–5 Alternative · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.2 mi
26%
−14 vs state
44%
−3 vs state
24%
−12 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 94% 310 Hispanic 75%
Juniper Ridge Community School
Grades K–8 Charter · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.6 mi
8%
−24 vs state
24%
−20 vs state
26%
−12 vs state · 2024-25
3% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 58% 375 White 81%
New Emerson School at Columbus
Grades K–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.6 mi
54%
+15 vs state
64%
+18 vs state
72%
+36 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 63% in 2022-23 → 63% in 2025-26 — 138 White 83%
Pomona Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.7 mi
43%
+3 vs state
48%
+1 vs state
33%
−3 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 32% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 50% 395 White 61%
Nisley Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
2.1 mi
20%
−20 vs state · 2024-25
20%
−24 vs state · 2024-25
23%
−16 vs state · 2024-25
Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2021-22 → 20% in 2024-25 82% 346 White 53%
Dos Rios Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
2.1 mi
35%
−5 vs state
41%
−6 vs state
16%
−20 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 20% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 80% 293 White 65%
Independence Academy
Grades PK–8 Charter · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
2.9 mi
37%
±0 vs state
47%
+3 vs state
43%
+7 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 42% in 2025-26 88% 491 White 84%