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Grand River Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
600 N 14 Th St
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 254-5343
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
County
MESA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
508
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.2% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Grand River Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
40%
39%
46%
19%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 4 0.8%
Grade 1 11 2.2%
Grade 2 6 1.2%
Grade 3 10 2.0%
Grade 4 17 3.3%
Grade 5 15 3.0%
Grade 6 21 4.1%
Grade 7 39 7.7%
Grade 8 53 10.4%
Grade 9 66 13.0%
Grade 10 73 14.4%
Grade 11 76 15.0%
Grade 12 117 23.0%
Total 508 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.2% 72.7% 53.6%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 4.9%
Hispanic 20.7% 25.3% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 43.2% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 34.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 9.1% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 152,856 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 70.1 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 61,857 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,738 $119,124,000 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $996 $20,685,000 7.6%
Staff $946 $19,645,000 7.3%
General Administration $149 $3,086,000 1.1%
School Administration $783 $16,258,000 6.0%
Operation $839 $17,426,000 6.4%
Transportation $357 $7,416,000 2.7%
Other $1,072 $22,259,000 8.2%
Total Support $5,143 $106,775,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,159 $44,832,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $13,040 $270,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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