Nisley Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 346 students
Independence Academy
675 29 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81504
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
491
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Independence Academy
Independence Academy is a charter elementary school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. The school is located in a small city in Mesa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 491 students were enrolled, with about 17.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 491 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- County
- Mesa County
- NCES school ID
- 080435001980
Schools near Independence Academy
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Thunder Mountain Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 432 students
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 370 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.