Orchard Mesa Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Grand Junction, Colorado

Orchard Mesa Middle School in Grand Junction, Colorado enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% 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 rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

465 students in 2022-23, 581 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Orchard Mesa Middle School by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234652023-245812024-25560
Students enrolled at Orchard Mesa Middle School by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234652023-245812024-25560
Students enrolled at Orchard Mesa Middle School by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234652023-245812024-25560
Students enrolled at Orchard Mesa Middle School by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234652023-245812024-25560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346528.016.6
2023-2458133.517.3
2024-2556035.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 16.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 16.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 16.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 16.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

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 234 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orchard Mesa Middle School enrolled 465 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 234 of the 465 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent46.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.5% of students were White, 24.8% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.5%
  2. Hispanic24.8%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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 Orchard Mesa Middle School scored proficient or above: 16% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math16%28% (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.

Middle schools in Grand Junction

6 public middle schools in Grand Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Orchard Mesa Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Redlands Middle School63217.322.2%
Orchard Mesa Middle School56016.049.8%
Bookcliff Middle School52513.866.3%
Grand Mesa Middle School47615.055.3%
West Middle School46816.448.9%
East Middle School42716.441.2%

All public schools in Grand Junction →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Orchard Mesa Middle School

  1. West Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 468 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Bookcliff Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 525 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Orchard Mesa Middle School with West Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mesa County Valley School District 51 spends per student$12,834 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,834
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoOrchard Mesa Middle School is the number 99 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#99 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.16.0:1
  7. 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 Orchard Mesa Middle School

  1. How many students attend Orchard Mesa Middle School?
    560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 465 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Grand Junction, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Mesa Middle School?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Orchard Mesa Middle School a Title I school?
    Orchard Mesa Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Orchard Mesa Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Orchard Mesa Middle School scored proficient or above: 16% 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.
  5. What district is Orchard Mesa Middle School in?
    Mesa County Valley School District 51, NCES district ID 0804350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080435000619 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.

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