Lutheran Church & School of Messiah
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 66 students
Orchard Avenue Elementary School
1800 Orchard Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
319
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County
Schola Grade C · 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 Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Orchard Avenue 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, 319 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (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)
- 319 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 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
- 080435000618
Schools near Orchard Avenue Elementary School
All 42 schools in Grand Junction →
Tope Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 370 students
Chipeta Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 364 students
Nisley Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 346 students
Juniper Ridge Community School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 375 students
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Grand Valley
Charter · Grades Pre-K–3 · 40 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.