Juniper Ridge Community School

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Grand Junction, Colorado·81505
Score
10.9/100
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#151
Among 169 Colorado K-8 schools
#2
In Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
#3
In Grand Junction
Top 90%
In Colorado

Score 10.9/100: better than 10% of Colorado K-8 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
24%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 45%, better than 18% of them
234 students tested
Math
8%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 4% of them
238 students tested
Science
14%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 13% of them
36 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 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 3CMASnot reported44
English language artsGrade 4CMASnot reported42
English language artsGrade 5CMASnot reported36
English language artsGrade 6CMAS25.639
English language artsGrade 7CMAS40.542
English language artsGrade 8CMASnot reported31
English language artsAll gradesCMAS24.4234
MathGrade 3CMASnot reported44
MathGrade 4CMASnot reported45
MathGrade 5CMASnot reported36
MathGrade 6CMAS10.339
MathGrade 7CMAS11.942
MathGrade 8CMASnot reported32
MathAll gradesCMAS8.4238
ScienceGrade 5CMAS13.936
ScienceGrade 8CMASnot reported31

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
392
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
392
Typical K-8 school: 504
Free or reduced-price lunch
55%
Typical K-8 school: 50%

District and location

Contact

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

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 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).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Juniper Ridge Community School at a glance

Juniper Ridge Community School is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades K-8. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. It has about 392 students (a typical Colorado K-8 school has 504). About 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Colorado K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 24% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 8% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado K-8 schools, it scores 10.9 out of 100: better than 10% of them, ranking #151 of 169. Its English language arts result fell by 7 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.