Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 319 students
Nisley Elementary School
543 28-3/4 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
346
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Nisley Elementary School
Nisley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. 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, 346 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 346 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- County
- Mesa County
- NCES school ID
- 080435000616
Schools near Nisley Elementary School
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Independence Academy
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 491 students
Fruitvale Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 358 students
Lutheran Church & School of Messiah
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 66 students
Pear Park Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 428 students
Chipeta Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 364 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.