Orchard Avenue Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Grand Junction, Colorado·81501
Score
47.9/100
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#404
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#13
In Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
#9
In Grand Junction
Top 53%
In Colorado

Score 47.9/100: better than 47% of Colorado elementary 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
40%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 43% of them
176 students tested
Math
33%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 44% of them
180 students tested
Science
37%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 53% of them
68 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 3CMAS35.853
English language artsGrade 4CMAS42.956
English language artsGrade 5CMAS41.867
English language artsAll gradesCMAS40.3176
MathGrade 3CMAS35.756
MathGrade 4CMAS31.657
MathGrade 5CMAS32.867
MathAll gradesCMAS33.3180
ScienceGrade 5CMAS36.868

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
306
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
306
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
63%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

Contact

Address
1800 ORCHARD AVE
Grand Junction, CO 81501

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary 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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Orchard Avenue Elementary School at a glance

Orchard Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. It has about 306 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 40% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 33% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 47.9 out of 100: better than 47% of them, ranking #404 of 775. Its English language arts result fell by 6 points 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.