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Juniper Ridge Community School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
640 24 1/2 Rd
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone
(970) 639-0884
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
County
MESA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
419
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.0% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Juniper Ridge Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
30%
48%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
37%
33%
44%
17%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 56 13.4%
Grade 1 53 12.6%
Grade 2 51 12.2%
Grade 3 52 12.4%
Grade 4 43 10.3%
Grade 5 50 11.9%
Grade 6 42 10.0%
Grade 7 38 9.1%
Grade 8 34 8.1%
Total 419 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.5% 72.7% 53.6%
Black 0.3% 0.5% 4.9%
Hispanic 13.2% 25.3% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.6% 43.2% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 33.4% 34.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 9.1% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 152,856 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 70.1 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 61,857 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,738 $119,124,000 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $996 $20,685,000 7.6%
Staff $946 $19,645,000 7.3%
General Administration $149 $3,086,000 1.1%
School Administration $783 $16,258,000 6.0%
Operation $839 $17,426,000 6.4%
Transportation $357 $7,416,000 2.7%
Other $1,072 $22,259,000 8.2%
Total Support $5,143 $106,775,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,159 $44,832,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $13,040 $270,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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