Graham Mesa Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rifle, Colorado
Graham Mesa Elementary School in Rifle, Colorado enrolled 424 students in 2024-25 with 21.9 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
425 students in 2022-23, 427 students in 2023-24, 424 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.3 to 21.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 425 | 24.3 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 26.5 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 424 | 21.9 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Graham Mesa Elementary School enrolled 330 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 330 of the 330 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.4% of students were Hispanic, 39.9% White, 0.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic59.4%
- White39.9%
- Two or more races0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Graham Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 18% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rifle
3 public elementary schools in Rifle report 2024-25 enrollment; Graham Mesa Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School | 451 | 16.4 | 44.8% |
| Graham Mesa Elementary School | 424 | 19.3 | 39.2% |
| Wamsley Elementary School | 420 | 26.5 | 48.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Graham Mesa Elementary School
- Highland Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 451 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Wamsley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 420 students, 26.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Graham Mesa Elementary School with Highland Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Garfield School District Re-2 spends per student$13,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,874
- The largest public schools in ColoradoGraham Mesa Elementary School is the number 376 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#376 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Graham Mesa Elementary School
How many students attend Graham Mesa Elementary School?
424 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 425 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rifle, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham Mesa Elementary School?
19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Graham Mesa Elementary School a Title I school?
Graham Mesa Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Graham Mesa Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Graham Mesa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Graham Mesa Elementary School in?
Garfield School District Re-2, NCES district ID 0806240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080624006436 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.