Grade Trends

Juniper Ridge Community School

Grades K–8 Public charter District: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

640 24 1/2 RD, Grand Junction, CO 81505 Map

Math (met standard)
8%
−24 state 33% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
24%
−20 state 44% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
26%
−12 state 38% · 2024-25
Low income
58%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
11%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
375
2024-25
Students per teacher
14.8
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 16% state 40% · 2016-17 28% state 40% · 2022-23 —
Grade 4 13% state 37% · 2024-25 17% state 42% · 2023-24 —
Grade 5 14% state 37% · 2022-23 36% state 48% · 2024-25 14% state 36% · 2025-26
Grade 6 10% state 33% · 2025-26 26% state 42% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 12% state 33% · 2025-26 41% state 47% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 23% state 35% · 2024-25 40% state 44% · 2024-25 40% state 36% · 2024-25
All grades 8% state 33% · 2025-26 24% state 44% · 2025-26 26% state 38% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 8% state 33% 24% state 44% —
2024-25 10% state 34% 32% state 46% 26% state 38%
2023-24 9% state 30% 26% state 45% —
2022-23 — 27% state 44% 15% state 33%
2021-22 — 21% state 44% —
2018-19 7% state 35% 24% state 48% —
2017-18 — 20% state 45% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado elementary schools where 12–22% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 17%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

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: 11% of students (45) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 3% 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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Tope Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
0.6 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%
West Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
0.8 mi
26%
−9 vs state
33%
−10 vs state
28%
−8 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 31% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 52% 468 White 67%
Pomona Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
0.8 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%
Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.3 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%
Mesa Valley Community School
Grades 6–12 Charter · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.4 mi
23%
−15 vs state
42%
±0 vs state
55%
+20 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 40% in 2025-26 30% 178 White 78%
Chipeta Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.6 mi
33%
−7 vs state
41%
−6 vs state
33%
−3 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 76% 364 White 53%
Grand River Academy
Grades K–12 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
1.7 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%
Dual Immersion Academy School
Grades PK–5 Alternative · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
2.0 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%
Caprock Academy
Grades K–12 Charter · State Charter School Institute
2.0 mi
27%
−11 vs state
41%
−4 vs state
35%
−1 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26 — 871 White 76%
Nisley Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
2.5 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%