Fruita Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Fruita, Colorado·81521
Score
56.7/100
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#111
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
#3
In Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Top 44%
In Colorado

Score 56.7/100: better than 56% of Colorado middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 47% of them
550 students tested
Math
35%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 61% of them
552 students tested
Science
33%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 54% of them
166 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6CMAS38.2186
English language artsGrade 7CMAS37.2196
English language artsGrade 8CMAS38.7168
English language artsAll gradesCMAS38550
MathGrade 6CMAS33188
MathGrade 7CMAS26.5196
MathGrade 8CMAS47168
MathAll gradesCMAS35552
ScienceGrade 8CMAS33.1166

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
459
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
459
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
59%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

Contact

Address
1835 J RD
Fruita, CO 81521

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Fruita Middle School at a glance

Fruita Middle School is a public middle school in Fruita, Colorado, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. It has about 459 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 35% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 56.7 out of 100: better than 56% of them, ranking #111 of 255. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.